Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Grant S Hansman; Kazuhiko Katayama; Niwat Maneekarn; Supatra Peerakome; Pattara Khamrin; Supin Tonusin; Shoko Okitsu; Osamu Nishio; Naokazu Takeda; Hiroshi Ushijima

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.3.1305-1307.2004

Genetic diversity of norovirus and sapovirus in hospitalized infants with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar;42(3):1305-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1305-1307.2004.

Authors

Grant S Hansman¹, Kazuhiko Katayama, Niwat Maneekarn, Supatra Peerakome, Pattara Khamrin, Supin Tonusin, Shoko Okitsu, Osamu Nishio, Naokazu Takeda, Hiroshi Ushijima

Affiliation

¹ Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Stool specimens from hospitalized infants with sporadic gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between July 2000 and July 2001 were examined for norovirus and sapovirus by reverse transcription-PCR and sequence analysis. These viruses were identified in 13 of 105 (12%) specimens. One strain was found to be a recombinant norovirus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Base Sequence
Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
DNA Primers
Gastroenteritis / virology*
Genetic Variation*
Humans
Infant
Norovirus / classification
Norovirus / genetics*
Norovirus / isolation & purification
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Sapovirus / classification
Sapovirus / genetics*
Sapovirus / isolation & purification
Thailand

Substances

DNA Primers