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Molecular epidemiology and clinical manifestations of viral gastroenteritis in hospitalized pediatric patients in Northern Taiwan

  • Shih Yen Chen
  • , Yu Chung Chang
  • , Yun Shien Lee
  • , Hsun Chin Chao
  • , Kuo Chien Tsao
  • , Tzou Yien Lin
  • , Tzu Yin Ko
  • , Chi Neu Tsai*
  • , Cheng Hsun Chiu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chang Gung University
  • Ming Chuan University
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Abstract

By reverse transcription-PCR or PCR, among 257 children with nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis (AGE), rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, enteric adenovirus, and multiple viruses were identified in 78 (30.4%), 21 (8.2%), 7 (2.7%), 51 (19.8%), and 53 (20.6%) patients, respectively. Higher disease severity was found for AGE caused by multiple viruses and by rotavirus alone. The majority of rotaviruses isolated from 2004 to 2006 belonged to genotypes G1 (20.4%), G2 (16.5%), G3 (27.2%), and G9 (21.4%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2054-2057
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2007

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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