Adenovirus, calicivirus and astrovirus detection in fecal samples of hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 103; no. 7; pp. 741 - 744
• Main Authors: Andreasi, Marcia Sueli Assis, Cardoso, Divina das Dores de Paula, Fernandes, Sonia Maria, Tozetti, Ines Aparecida, Borges, Ana Maria Tavares, Fiaccadori, Fabíola Souza, Santos, Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo, Souza, Menira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 01.11.2008; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adenovirus; Adenovirus Infections, Human - diagnosis; Adenovirus Infections, Human - epidemiology; Adenoviruses, Human - isolation & purification; Astroviridae Infections - diagnosis; Astroviridae Infections - epidemiology; Astrovirus; Brazil - epidemiology; Caliciviridae - isolation & purification; Caliciviridae Infections - diagnosis; Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology; Calicivirus; Child, Preschool; Diarrhea - virology; Feces - virology; gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis - virology; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Mamastrovirus - isolation & purification; PARASITOLOGY; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rotavirus; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Brazil; Cameroon, Sud, Campo; Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul; calicivirus; astrovirus; gastroenteritis; adenovirus
• ISSN: 0074-0276; 1678-8060; 1678-8060; 0074-0276
• DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000700020

We analyzed fecal samples from hospitalized children up to three years of age with acute gastroenteritis at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from May 2000-January 2004. Astrovirus and calicivirus were detected by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and adenovirus was detected using the Rotavirus and Adenovirus combined immunoenzyme assay. Astrovirus, adenovirus and calicivirus were detected at rates of 3.1%, 3.6% and 7.6%, respectively. These results re-emphasize the need for the establishment of regional vigilance systems to evaluate the impact of enteric viruses on viral gastroenteritis.