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20491833

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
The present study was conducted to survey the prevalence and genotypic distribution of human astrovirus (HAstV) circulating in South Korea. Of 160,027 patients with acute gastroenteritis, 2,057 (1.3%) were positive for HAstV antigen. We determined the genotypes of 187 HAstV strains collected from laboratories across the country. Genetic analysis revealed genotype 1 to be the most prevalent, accounting for 72.19% of the strains, followed by genotypes 8 (9.63%), 6 (6.95%), 4 (6.42%), 2 (3.21%) and 3 (1.60%). Our findings indicate that HAstV is less common but, even so, a potentially important viral agent of gastroenteritis in South Korea, with significant genetic diversity among circulating HAstV strains.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1469-0691
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2010 University of Sassari. Clinical Microbiology and Infection © 2010 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
404-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of human astrovirus in South Korea from 2002 to 2007.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Enteric and Hepatitis Viruses, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't