Article
Prevalence of human calicivirus infections in Kenya as determined by enzyme immunoassays for three genogroups of the virus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1998
Nakata S, Honma S, Numata K, Kogawa K, Ukae S, Adachi N, Jiang X, Estes M K, Gatheru Z, Tukei P M, Chiba S
Abstract excerpt
An epidemiological survey on human calicivirus (HuCV) infections and associated gastroenteritis in infants was conducted to clarify the prevalence of HuCV infections in infants and adults in Kenya. Enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for three genogroups of HuCVs, Norwalk virus (NV), Mexico virus (MXV), a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antibodies, Viral
- Antigens, Viral
- Caliciviridae
- Caliciviridae Infections
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Feces
- Gastroenteritis
- Genotype
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Infant
- Kenya