Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea

To investigate prevalence and clinical characteristics of klassevirus in South Korea, we performed molecular screening in fecal and nasopharyngeal samples from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis. A total of 26 (8.8%) of 294 fecal samples were positive for klassevirus. Klassevirus may be a po...

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Main Authors: Tae-Hee Han, Cheol-Hwan Kim, Ju-Young Chung, Sang-Hun Park, Eung-Soo Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/10/10-0539_article
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spelling doaj-6ecc1837b3f4466e9f16ad58180b03c22020-11-25T00:30:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-10-0116101623162510.3201/eid1610.100539Klassevirus Infection in Children, South KoreaTae-Hee HanCheol-Hwan KimJu-Young ChungSang-Hun ParkEung-Soo HwangTo investigate prevalence and clinical characteristics of klassevirus in South Korea, we performed molecular screening in fecal and nasopharyngeal samples from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis. A total of 26 (8.8%) of 294 fecal samples were positive for klassevirus. Klassevirus may be a possible cause of gastroenteritis.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/10/10-0539_articleKobuvirusPicornaviruseschildrengastroenteritisenteric infectionsviruses
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author Tae-Hee Han
Cheol-Hwan Kim
Ju-Young Chung
Sang-Hun Park
Eung-Soo Hwang
spellingShingle Tae-Hee Han
Cheol-Hwan Kim
Ju-Young Chung
Sang-Hun Park
Eung-Soo Hwang
Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Kobuvirus
Picornaviruses
children
gastroenteritis
enteric infections
viruses
author_facet Tae-Hee Han
Cheol-Hwan Kim
Ju-Young Chung
Sang-Hun Park
Eung-Soo Hwang
author_sort Tae-Hee Han
title Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
title_short Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
title_full Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
title_fullStr Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea
title_sort klassevirus infection in children, south korea
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2010-10-01
description To investigate prevalence and clinical characteristics of klassevirus in South Korea, we performed molecular screening in fecal and nasopharyngeal samples from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis. A total of 26 (8.8%) of 294 fecal samples were positive for klassevirus. Klassevirus may be a possible cause of gastroenteritis.
topic Kobuvirus
Picornaviruses
children
gastroenteritis
enteric infections
viruses
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/10/10-0539_article
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