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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages 1025-1029Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00995.x
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astrovirus; children; diarrhoea; gastroenteritis; typing
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A 1-year study involving 157 gastroenteritis samples was conducted to investigate the role of human astrovirus (HAstV) as a cause of gastroenteritis in Italian children aged < 2 years. The overall incidence of HAstV was 3.1%. Most cases occurred between March and May, and four of the five isolates were of the HAstV-1 type, the other being HAstV-3. Analysis of genetic variability showed that the three HAstV-1 isolates collected in 2000 clustered together, but separately from the 1999 isolate. The results indicated that HAstV should be considered as a potential diarrhoeal pathogen in Italian children.
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