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April 20, 2006Journal of Medical Virology

Outbreak of sapovirus infection among infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Osaka City, Japan during 2004–2005

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Population

125 infants and children with acute gastroenteritis from a pediatric clinic in Osaka City, Japan

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

TPTung Gia PhanMercy Medical CenterQTQuang Duy TrinhNihon UniversityFYFumihiro YagyuKibi International University

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Implication

Supports sapovirus GI/6 testing in pediatric AGE outbreaks; leaves open need for prospective surveillance studies.

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Population
125 infants and children with acute gastroenteritis from a pediatric clinic in Osaka City, Japan
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Outcome
Prevalence and genotypes of diarrheal viruses (rotavirus, norovirus, sapovirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus)

This study confirms the presence and importance of sapovirus, particularly genotype GI/6, as a cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks among Japanese infants and children.

Cite This Study

Phan et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a700bc475498292b7096b2ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.20632
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