Detection of Aichi virus shedding in a child with enteric and extraintestinal symptoms in Hungary.
Aichi virus, genus Kobuvirus, family Picornaviridae, has been proposed as a causative agent of gastroenteritis in human. Although high seroprevalence has been detected, it has been identified in only a few cases. We report detection of Aichi virus in Hungary. A total of 65 stool samples were tested retrospectively, collected from children with diarrhea, by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. One (1.5%) sample from a 3-year-old girl was positive. Besides diarrhea, fever, purulent conjunctivitis and respiratory symptoms were also present at the same time with virus shedding. The genotype A virus, Kobuvirus/human/Szigetvar-HUN298/2000/Hungary (FJ225407), has 96% nucleotide identity to Aichi virus.
Reuter
Gábor
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Regional Laboratory of Virology, ANTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Szabadság út 7, 7623, Pecs, Hungary. reuter.gabor@ddr.antsz.hu
Boldizsár
Akos
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Papp
Gábor
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Pankovics
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D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D052699:Kobuvirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017201:Virus Shedding