title: Outbreak of neonatal gastroenteritis associated with astrovirus serotype 1 at a hospital in Inner Mongolia, China.
abstract: This report describes for the first time an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among neonates associated with human astrovirus (HAstV) serotype 1b at a maternity hospital in Inner Mongolia, China. Of 40 specimens, 28 were astrovirus positive and rotavirus, calicivirus, and adenovirus negative. Poor hygiene likely contributed to the spread and persistence of HAstV in the neonatal care room.
authors.affiliation: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 100052, China.
authors.forename: Chun-ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei-dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wen-rui
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhuang-zhi
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ai-tao
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Hui-ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhao-jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D019350:Astroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006761:Hospitals; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D001257:Mamastrovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
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