Persistent Infections with Diverse Co-Circulating Astroviruses in Pediatric Oncology Patients Memphis Tennessee USA

摘要

Human astroviruses are a major cause of pediatric gastroenteritis, especially in immunocompromised children. We conducted a retrospective study to demonstrate that diverse astrovirus genotypes can co-circulate in pediatric oncology patients. A subset of cases is associated with long-term virus shedding (range 17–183 days).