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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Clinical Microbiology Année : 2002

Virus diversity in a winter epidemic of acute diarrhea in France.

R Chikhi-Brachet
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F Bon
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P Pothier
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Jc Nicolas
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A Flahault
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E Kohli
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Résumé

In France, an epidemic peak of acute diarrhea is observed each winter. Previous results suggested a viral etiology for these winter epidemics. We investigated the role of enteric viruses in acute diarrhea and their molecular diversity. One hundred sixty-one patients with acute diarrhea and 45 healthy patients (controls) from the general population were given a standardized questionnaire between December 1998 and May 1999. Stool specimens were screened for group A and C rotaviruses, human caliciviruses, astroviruses, and adenovirus types 40 and 41 by reverse transcription-PCR and/or enzyme immunoassay. Virologic analysis was positive for 63 cases (39%). Caliciviruses and group A rotaviruses were the most frequent (19 and 17% of cases, respectively). Two control stool specimens were found positive for group A rotavirus, and one was found positive for astrovirus. Molecular characterization of the strains disclosed a cocirculation of P[8],G1, P[8],G4, and P[4],G2 rotaviruses; type 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 astroviruses;
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hal-02457609 , version 1 (28-01-2020)

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R Chikhi-Brachet, F Bon, L Toubiana, P Pothier, Jc Nicolas, et al.. Virus diversity in a winter epidemic of acute diarrhea in France.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2002, 40, pp.4266-72. ⟨hal-02457609⟩
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