Bufavirus genotype 3 in Turkish children with severe diarrhoea

Altay A., Yahiro T., BOZDAYI G., Matsumoto T., Sahin F., ÖZKAN S., ...Daha Fazla

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, cilt.21, sa.10, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.06.006
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bufavirus, Children, Diarrhoea, Prevalence, Turkey
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Recently a parvovirus called bufavirus (BuV) has been implicated as a causative agent of diarrhoea. To further reveal the epidemiology and genetic characteristics of BuV, this study was performed in Turkish children with diarrhoea. BuV was detected in 1.4% (8/583) of stool samples. All stool samples from healthy children (n = 148) were negative for BuV. Diarrhoea in BuV-positive patients was severe and occurred mainly during the colder months of the year. Complete genome sequences were generated from four BuVs. Only BuV3 was found, which was genetically and phylogenetically similar to Bhutanese BuV3, indicating that BuV3 is prevalent in Asian countries.