Klassevirus Infection in Children, South Korea

Abstract

To investigate prevalence and clinical characteristics of klassevirus in South Korea, we performed molecular screening in fecal and nasopharyngeal samples from hospitalized children with gastroenteritis. A total of 26 (8.8%) of 294 fecal samples were positive for klassevirus. Klassevirus may be a possible cause of gastroenteritis.

Keywords

• Kobuvirus
• Picornaviruses
• children
• gastroenteritis
• enteric infections
• viruses