Astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children of less than 5 years of age in Taiwan, 2009

• Published in: Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 311 - 317
• Main Authors: Tseng, Wei-Chen, Wu, Fang-Tzy, Hsiung, Chao A., Chang, Wan-Chi, Wu, Ho-Sheng, Wu, Ching-Yi, Lin, Jen-Shiou, Yang, Shun-Cheng, Hwang, Kao-Pin, Huang, Yhu-Chering
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Age; Astroviridae Infections - diagnosis; Astroviridae Infections - epidemiology; Astrovirus; Child, Hospitalized; Child, Preschool; Children; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - virology; disease severity; Endonucleases - genetics; Endonucleases - metabolism; Feces; Feces - virology; Fever; Fever - virology; Gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis - epidemiology; Gastroenteritis - virology; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infectious Disease; Mamastrovirus - classification; Mamastrovirus - isolation & purification; Mamastrovirus - pathogenicity; Medical Education; Mixed infection; patients; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Population Surveillance; Prospective Studies; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; RNA-directed DNA polymerase; RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase - genetics; RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase - metabolism; Rotavirus; Rotavirus - classification; Rotavirus - isolation & purification; Rotavirus - pathogenicity; Serotypes; Serotyping; Specimen Handling; Taiwan; Taiwan - epidemiology; viruses; Vomiting; Vomiting - virology; Taiwan; Astrovirus; Children; Rotavirus; Taiwan

Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness in children under 5 years old. Although rotavirus is a leading cause, other viruses including astrovirus are also important, but have been the subject of limited studies. This is a prospective study to investigate astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized c...