A novel bocavirus associated with acute gastroenteritis in Australian children.

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common illness affecting all age groups worldwide, causing an estimated three million deaths annually. Viruses such as rotavirus, adenovirus, and caliciviruses are a major cause of AGE, but in many patients a causal agent cannot be found despite extensive diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Jane L Arthur, Geoffrey D Higgins, Geoffrey P Davidson, Rodney C Givney, Rodney M Ratcliff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2663820?pdf=render