An outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with astrovirus serotype 1 in a day care center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Amv Silva¹  Eg Leite¹  Rms Assis¹  S Majerowicz¹  Jpg Leite¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz Departamento de Virologia Laboratório de Virologia ComparadaRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: astrovirus;    gastroenteritis;    outbreak;    Rio de Janeiro;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762001000800007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Between June 4th and June 20th1996 rotavirus, adenovirus, and astrovirus (HAstrV) were investigated in fecal samples from 27 children under three years old with acute diarrhea, attending the Bertha Lutz day care center, in Rio de Janeiro. All fecal samples were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), enzyme immunoassays (EIA), and electron microscopy (EM). Nine of them (33%) showed positive results for HAstrV by at least one of the employed methodologies. Eight were positive by RT-PCR and EIA, and six by EM. All positive samples were inoculated onto HT-29 (human colon adenocarcinoma) cultured cells for HAstrV isolation and seven were positive after three passages. The sequencing analysis of eight RT-PCR products (449 bp) from gene that codifies VP2 protein, showed a total nucleotide identity among them and 98% with HAstrV-1 (strain Oxford type 1). This is the first report of a gastroenteritis outbreak associated with HAstrv-1 in a day care center in Rio de Janeiro and it reinforces the importance of this virus in association with infantile acute gastroenteritis.

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