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Human parechovirus infects ~8% of children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis, including the novel HPeV11 genotype.
Identifies the prevalence and genetic diversity of human parechovirus in pediatric acute gastroenteritis in Sri Lanka, including the first report of HPeV11.
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Broadens HPeV diversity in pediatric gastroenteritis; leaves open HPeV11 etiology and need for prospective studies.
Of 362 fecal specimens collected from infants and children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Sri Lanka from September 2005 to August 2006, 30 (8.3%) were positive for human parechovirus (HPeV). Six different HPeV genotypes, including HPeV1, -3, -4, -5, -10, and -11, were identified, of these, HPeV11 was reported for the first time.
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Pham et al. (2010) studied this question. Human parechovirus was detected in 8.3% of infants and children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Sri Lanka, with six genotypes identified including the novel HPeV11.
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