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%).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Feces / virology
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Female
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Gastroenteritis* / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis* / physiopathology
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Gastroenteritis* / virology
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Hospitalization*
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Molecular Epidemiology*
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Rotavirus / classification
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Rotavirus / genetics
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Rotavirus / isolation & purification
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Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Rotavirus Infections / physiopathology
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Rotavirus Infections / virology
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Seasons
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Severity of Illness Index
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Taiwan / epidemiology
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Virus Diseases* / epidemiology
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Virus Diseases* / physiopathology
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Virus Diseases* / virology
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Viruses* / classification
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Viruses* / genetics
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Viruses* / isolation & purification