Nationwide surveillance study of human astrovirus infections in an Italian paediatric population

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 524-528

  De Grazia, S ^a   Martella, V ^b   Chironna, M ^b   Bonura, F ^a   Tummolo, F ^c   Calderaro, A ^c   Moschidou, P ^b   Giammanco, G M ^a   Medici, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroviruses; epidemiology; gastroenteritis; virology (human)

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS DETECTION;

ASTROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MAMASTROVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84876942702     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000945     Document Type: Article

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