Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008
Research
Circulation of 3 Lineages of a Novel Saffold Cardiovirus in Humans
Jan Felix Drexler, Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna, Andreas Stöcker, Patrícia Silva Almeida, Tereza Cristina Medrado Ribeiro, Nadine Petersen, Petra Herzog, Célia Pedroso, Hans Iko Huppertz, Hugo da Costa Ribeiro, Sigrid Baumgarte, and Christian Drosten
Table 2
Characteristics of samples obtained from gastroenteritis patients, 2004 and 2006
| Location | Origin of samples | Patient age range | No. patients | Cardiovirus prevalence, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Hospital outpatient department | 1–60 mo | 188 | 1.1 |
| Germany | General practitioners | 1–98 y | 538* | – |
| Kindergartens | 1–144 mo | 51 | 7.8 | |
| Catering kitchens | 16–65 y | 35 | – | |
| Retirement homes | 74–98 y | 32 | – |
*This cohort contained no patients with predetected enteric viruses (refer to Materials and Methods section); 39 healthy controls were included.
