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. 1998 Dec;36(12):3691-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.12.3691-3693.1998.

Prevalence of astrovirus infection among Chilean children with acute gastroenteritis

A Gaggero  1 , M O'Ryan, J S Noel, R I Glass, S S Monroe, N Mamani, V Prado, L F Avendaño
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Prevalence of astrovirus infection among Chilean children with acute gastroenteritis

A Gaggero et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Dec.

Abstract

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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