Detection and genomic characterization of Aichi viruses in stool samples from children in Monastir, Tunisia

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul;47(7):2275-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00913-09. Epub 2009 May 27.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / virology
  • Feces / virology*
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kobuvirus / genetics*
  • Kobuvirus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Picornaviridae Infections / virology
  • Prevalence
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tunisia / epidemiology

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