Molecular epidemiology of adenovirus isolates from patients diagnosed with intussusception in Melbourne, Australia

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep;44(9):3371-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01289-06.

Abstract

Twenty-one intussusception (IS)-associated and 59 temporally linked adenoviral isolates from clinical infections were compared. Species C (15/21 IS- and 32/59 non-IS-associated isolates) dominated. Of these, serotype 2 (AdV-2) (7/15 IS-associated isolates) and serotype 1 (AdV-1) (16/32 non-IS-associated isolates) were the most commonly identified serotypes. DNA restriction analysis of AdV-2 isolates identified six genomic types; of these, type D2 (3/7 IS- and 8/11 non-IS-associated isolates) was the dominant type after BamHI and SmaI digestion. IS-associated isolates are similar to circulating non-IS-associated strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / diagnosis
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / epidemiology
  • Adenovirus Infections, Human / virology*
  • Adenoviruses, Human / classification
  • Adenoviruses, Human / genetics*
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Deoxyribonuclease BamHI / metabolism
  • Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intussusception / diagnosis
  • Intussusception / epidemiology
  • Intussusception / virology*
  • Molecular Epidemiology*

Substances

  • Deoxyribonuclease BamHI
  • CCCGGG-specific type II deoxyribonucleases
  • Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific