Aichi Virus Shedding in High Concentrations in Patients with Acute Diarrhea

Aichi Virus Shedding in High Concentrations in Patients with Acute Diarrhea

We assessed Aichi virus shedding in patients with gastroenteritis and negative test results for other viral and bacterial infections. High concentrations of up to 1.32 × 1012 RNA copies/g stool were found in 10 (2.0%) of 499 outpatients sampled in northern Germany, 2004. These data substantiate Aich...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Sigrid Baumgarte, Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna, Monika Eschbach-Bludau, Alexander N. Lukashev, Sung Sup Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Picornaviridae infections
human aichi virus
Germany
communicable diseases
real time RT-PCR
virus shedding
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/8/10-1556_article

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