Prevalence of Astrovirus Infection among Chilean Children with Acute Gastroenteritis

AUTOR(ES)

Gaggero, Aldo

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The frequency of astrovirus infection in 456 Chilean children with diarrhea was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, reverse transcriptase PCR, and cell culture. Astrovirus was detected in 16.5% of rotavirus-negative and 7% of rotavirus-positive samples obtained from emergency rooms or hospitals and in 11% of samples from day care centers. HAst-1 was the predominant serotype identified.

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