Genetic characterization of sapovirus detected in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Korea.

Background: Human Caliciviruses, including sapovirus, are important causes of gastroenteritis in children and adults. The present study determined the detection rate of sapovirus (SaV) with acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children and describes the molecular epidemiology of SaV circulating in Seoul, Korea.

Methods: In total, 4,583 stool specimens from hospitalized patients with acute gastroenteritis were collected (2,058 females and 2,525 males) in Seoul and were tested for SaVs.

Genotypes of rotavirus associated with acute gastroenteritis in Seoul, Korea.

Acute viral gastroenteritis is one of the most common infectious diseases in infants and young children. Rotavirus is mainly important in childhood. The present study determined the detection rate, seasonality and G and P genotypes of rotaviruses in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis in Seoul, Korea in 2009.