A 5-year study of the prevalence and genetic diversity of human caliciviruses associated with sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children admitted to hospital in Melbourne, Australia (1998-2002).

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The prevalence and genetic diversity of human caliciviruses causing sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in young children hospitalized in a large pediatric hospital in Melbourne, Australia over 5 years (incorporating January 1998-December 2002) was studied by reverse transcription and sequence analysis of part of the polymerase gene. The overall prevalence of calicivirus infection in children aged <5 years...

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