title: Isolation and molecular characterization of Aichi viruses from fecal specimens collected in Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam.
abstract: Aichi virus is a new member of the family Picornaviridae, genus Kobuvirus, and is associated with human gastroenteritis. This study detected Aichi virus in 28 of 912 fecal specimens which were negative for rotavirus, adenovirus, norovirus, sapovirus, and astrovirus and were collected in Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam during 2002 to 2005.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Institute of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Ngan Thi Kim
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Pattara
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khamrin
authors.forename: Tuan Anh
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Dey Shuvra
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kanti
authors.forename: Tung Gia
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: Shoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okitsu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ushijima
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D052699:Kobuvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral