title: Detection and genomic characterization of Aichi viruses in stool samples from children in Monastir, Tunisia.
abstract: Aichi virus has been associated with acute gastroenteritis in adults and children. Stool samples were collected from 788 Tunisian children suffering from diarrhea. Aichi virus was found in 4.1% of the cases. The high proportion of monoinfections and the high frequency of hospitalizations support the role of Aichi virus in pediatric gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Biological Agents, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Khira
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sdiri-Loulizi
authors.forename: Mouna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassine
authors.forename: Hakima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gharbi-Khelifi
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakly
authors.forename: Slaheddine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chouchane
authors.forename: Mohamed Neji
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Guediche
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pothier
authors.forename: Mahjoub
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aouni
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ambert-Balay
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D052699:Kobuvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology