Nonenteric Adenoviruses Associated with Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children

Autor: Maria Antonia De Francesco, Richard Fabian Schumacher, Antonella Meini, Giovanni Lorenzin, Arnaldo Caruso
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Microbiology Spectrum
Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021)
ISSN: 2165-0497
Popis: The object of this study was to investigate the frequency of human adenovirus (HAdV) infections in hospitalized pediatric patients. Stool samples were collected during a 1-year period (February 2018 to January 2019). HAdV was detected by a broad-range PCR and genotyped by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Demographic characteristics and detailed clinical information were analyzed for each patient. HAdV was detected in 7.1% of stool samples (34/476). Among these patients, 23.5% were coinfected with other enteric viral or bacterial pathogens. The majority (85.2%) of HAdV positives were detected in children of
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