Aichi virus shedding in high concentrations in patients with acute diarrhea.

Authors :: Drexler JF
Baumgarte S
de Souza Luna LK
Eschbach-Bludau M
Lukashev AN
Drosten C
Drexler, Jan Felix
Baumgarte, Sigrid
de Souza Luna, Luciano Kleber
Eschbach-Bludau, Monika
Lukashev, Alexander N
Drosten, Christian
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Aug2011, Vol. 17 Issue 8, p1544-1548, 5p
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: 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 Aichi virus pathogenicity in humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]