Publications

annual incidence, serotype distribution, and genetic diversity of human astrovirus isolates from hospitalized children in melbourne, australia.	the incidence of astrovirus infection in children under 5 years of age hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in melbourne, australia, during 1995 was determined. astrovirus was detected in 16 fecal specimens by northern (rna) dot blot analysis of rna isolated from feces with an astrovirus-specific cdna probe. the incidence of astrovirus infection was determined as 4.2% (16 of 378 total samples) compared with rates of 63.2, 3.7, and 4.2% for rotavirus, adenovirus, and all bacterial pathogens, re ...	1996	8784582
epidemiology of astrovirus infection in young children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in melbourne, australia, over a period of four consecutive years, 1995 to 1998.	the incidence of astrovirus infection in children less than 5 years of age hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in melbourne, australia, from 1995 to 1998 was determined. astrovirus was detected in 40 of 449 specimens tested by northern hybridization, and astrovirus infection was confirmed by reverse transcription-pcr with or without culture in caco-2 cells. this represented 3.0% (40 of 1, 327) of all children tested for enteric pathogens, including viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens, ...	2000	10698996
incidence of human astrovirus in central australia (1995 to 1998) and comparison of deduced serotypes detected from 1981 to 1998.	the incidence of astrovirus infection was determined among infants and young children admitted to alice springs hospital (central australia) with gastroenteritis from 1995 to 1998. astrovirus was detected by reverse transcription-pcr in 33 of 495 stool samples, and this represented 4.3% of a total of 774 stool samples tested for astrovirus, rotavirus, and norwalk-like viruses. astrovirus incidence was substantially lower than that of rotavirus but higher than that of norwalk-like viruses both ov ...	2002	12409383