Detection and genetic characterization of norovirus strains circulating among infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan during 2004-2005

• Main Authors: Tung Gia Phan, Sayaka Takanashi, Kunio Kaneshi, Yuichi Ueda, Shigekazu Nakaya, Shuichi Nishimura, Kumiko Sugita, Tadashi Nishimura, Atsuko Yamamoto, Fumihiro Yagyu, Shoko Okitsu, Niwat Maneekarn, Hiroshi Ushijima
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33750490458&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61498
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A total of 752 fecal specimens collected during the period of July 2004 to June 2005 from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis from four different regions (Maizuru, Tokyo, Sapporo, and Osaka) of Japan were tested for the presence of norovirus by RT-PCR. It was found that 139 (18.5%) fecal...