| 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 |