TABLE 1.
Incidence of astrovirus (compared to that of rotavirus and Norwalk-like virus) in children with gastroenteritis in Alice Springs Hospital (1995 to 1998)
Yr | Total no. of stool samples tested | No. (%) of astrovirus-positive samples | No. (%) of rotavirus-positive samples | No. (%) of Norwalk-like virus-positive samples |
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1995 | 235 | 10 (4.3) | 79 (33.6) | 3 (1.3) |
1996 | 185 | 8 (4.3) | 69 (37.3) | 5 (2.7) |
1997 | 171 | 3 (1.8) | 51 (29.8) | 1 (0.6) |
1998 | 183 | 12 (6.6) | 68 (37.2) | 3 (1.6) |