Key result
Human parechovirus is detected in ~15% of pathogen-negative acute gastroenteritis cases in Thai children.
Population
82 fecal specimens from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand, negative…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Parechovirus detection in Thai children with gastroenteritis warrants clinical awareness; leaves open its etiologic role pending prospective studies.
Cross-Sectional (n=82)
This study provides the first evidence of human parechovirus infection and its genetic diversity in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand.
Pham et al. (2009) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute gastroenteritis (n=82). Human parechovirus (HPeV) infection was evaluated on Detection rate of human parechovirus (HPeV). Human parechovirus was detected in 14.6% (12 of 82) of stool samples from Thai children with acute gastroenteritis that were negative for other common viral pathogens.
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