To define the role of human caliciviruses (HuCVs) in severe childhood gastroenteritis, fecal
and paired serum samples from 233 Peruvian children hospitalized with gastroenteritis�…

Human caliciviruses (HuCVs) contain two genera:“Norwalk‐like viruses”(NLVs) and
“Sapporo‐like viruses”(SLVs). The importance of the two genera as a cause of acute�…

Human caliciviruses (HuCVs) are increasingly recognized as common pathogens that cause
acute sporadic diarrhea in children; however, regional antigenic and genetic diversity�…

Human caliciviruses (HCVs) are little known, recently recognized viruses associated with
gastroenteritis. We identified HCV infection in an outbreak of gastroenteritis which occurred�…

Pediatric gastroenteritis is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide,
especially in developing countries. It has been increasingly recognised that human�…

Abstract Background Human caliciviruses (HuCV) are emerging enteric pathogens that are
a common cause of diarrhea in humans worldwide. Due to the paucity of information on the�…

An epidemiological survey on human calicivirus (HuCV) infections and associated
gastroenteritis in infants was conducted to clarify the prevalence of HuCV infections in�…

Episodes of acute gastroenteritis in prospectively followed children between 2 months and 2
years of age were examined for rotaviruses, enteric adenoviruses, astroviruses, and human�…

Human caliciviruses were detected by EIA and/or RT-PCR in stool specimens from children
with diarrhea treated at out-or in-patient facilities between 1995 and 1998 in Mendoza�…

Few studies exist regarding the frequency of human caliciviruses as single etiologic agents
in sporadic cases, or in outbreaks occurring in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis�…