| molecular epidemiology of subgenus f adenoviruses associated with pediatric gastroenteritis during eight years in hiroshima prefecture as a limited area. | we have studied the prevalence of the subgenus f adenoviruses and the molecular characteristics of adenovirus type 41 in hiroshima prefecture, japan, as a limited area during the period of 1997-2004. subgenus f adenoviruses were detected in 30 (3.4%) of 892 fecal specimens by enzyme immunoassay (eia), and 80.0% (24 of 30) of positive patients were <36 months old. one (3.3%) and 29 (96.7%) of the 30 eia-positive specimens were adenoviruses type 40 (ad40) and 41 (ad41), respectively. the genomes o ... | 2006 | 16847553 |