Abstract
Aichi virus, genus Kobuvirus, family Picornaviridae, has been proposed as a causative agent of gastroenteritis in human. Although high seroprevalence has been detected, it has been identified in only a few cases. We report detection of Aichi virus in Hungary. A total of 65 stool samples were tested retrospectively, collected from children with diarrhea, by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. One (1.5%) sample from a 3-year-old girl was positive. Besides diarrhea, fever, purulent conjunctivitis and respiratory symptoms were also present at the same time with virus shedding. The genotype A virus, Kobuvirus/human/Szigetvar-HUN298/2000/Hungary (FJ225407), has 96% nucleotide identity to Aichi virus.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bronchitis / diagnosis
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Bronchitis / epidemiology
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Bronchitis / virology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / virology
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Diarrhea / diagnosis
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / virology*
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Feces / virology
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Female
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Fever / virology
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Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
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Gastroenteritis / virology*
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Humans
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Hungary / epidemiology
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Kobuvirus / classification*
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Kobuvirus / genetics
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Kobuvirus / isolation & purification
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pharyngitis / diagnosis
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Pharyngitis / epidemiology
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Pharyngitis / virology
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Picornaviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Picornaviridae Infections / virology*
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Retrospective Studies
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Virus Shedding*