University of Tokyo, Japan

Studies from Japan and the United States add new findings to gastroenteritis body of knowledge

Published in Physician Law Weekly, August 23rd, 2006

New findings from Japan and the United States describe advances in gastroenteritis.

Study 1: An acute gastroenteritis outbreak in Osaka City was associated with sapovirus infection.

According to a recently published study from Japan, "One hundred and twenty five fecal specimens were collected from sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis in a pediatric clinic in Osaka City, Japan from July 2004 to June 2005 and tested for the presence of rotavirus, norovirus, sapovirus, astrovirus, and adenovirus by RT-multiplex PCR.

"Among diarrheal viruses detected, norovirus was the most prevalent (19.2%, 24 of 125), followed by group A...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-08-23)

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