| 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 |
| molecular features of astrovirus associated with a gastroenteritis outbreak in an aged-care centre. | the study presented here was conducted in order to gain a better understanding of the role of astroviruses (asvs) in outbreaks of gastroenteritis among the elderly. this report is the first to provide detailed information on the molecular characteristics of an asv causing an outbreak in an aged-care centre and is the first to clearly establish that individuals infected in such an outbreak were, in fact, elderly. the outbreak under investigation took place in victoria, australia, in october 2005. ... | 2007 | 17203286 |