Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2000 · 68 citations · 15 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMolecular VirologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesVirologyGastrointestinal DiseaseGastrointestinal InfectionsInfectious DiarrheaPediatric Diarrheal DisordersPediatric Gastrointestinal DisordersViral InfectionsGastrointestinal Viral InfectionsMolecular Diagnosis Of Enteric PathogensMolecular Stool DiagnosticsPediatric GastroenteritisReverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-pcr)
Astrovirus infections were detected by enzyme immunoassay in 12 (5%) of 251 stool samples from children with gastroenteritis from Bogota, Colombia. In addition, astroviruses were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 3 (10%) of 29 stool samples negative for other enteric pathogens collected in Caracas, Venezuela, from children with gastroenteritis. Astrovirus type 1 was the most frequently detected virus.
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