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Nationwide surveillance study of human astrovirus infections in an Italian paediatric population.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Mar 2013
DE Grazia S, Martella V, Chironna M, Bonura F, Tummolo F, Calderaro A, Moschidou P, Giammanco G M, Medici M C
Abstract excerpt
The study investigated the genetic diversity of human astroviruses (HAstVs) detected in children hospitalized with gastroenteritis in Italy in 2008-2009. A total of 1321 faecal samples were collected in Parma (northern Italy), Bari (southern Italy), and Palermo (Sicily) and screened for the presence of HAstVs. RT-PCR amplification of a portion at the 5'-end of ORF2 allowed the detection of HAstVs in 3·95% of the...
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