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One-year survey of astrovirus infection in children with gastroenteritis in a large hospital in Hungary: occurrence and genetic analysis of astroviruses.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2004
Jakab Ferenc, Meleg Edina, Bányai Krisztián, Melegh Béla, Tímár László, Péterfai János, Szucs György
Abstract excerpt
Human astroviruses (HAstV) are the causative agents of viral gastroenteritis mainly in children worldwide. This study investigated the epidemiology and genotype diversity of HAstVs detected in children admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis in Hungary. Stool samples were collected from children with diarrhea at the Municipal "Szent László" Hospital, Budapest, Hungary, between January 2002 and December 2002. Of...
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