Epidemic Viral Enteritis in a Long-Stay Children's Ward

Detection of viruses in avian faeces by direct electron microscopy

“…While there is evidence that adenoviruses cause gastroenteritis in humans, particularly in long-stay hospital patients (Flewett et al, 1975;Middleton etal, 1977), the adenoviruses detected by electron microscopy in turkey faeces are probably not pathogenic. They were present in very small numbers relative to rotaviruses and enterovirus-like particles and are probably the same viruses which can be isolated relatively easily in cell cultures.…”

Detection of Enteric Viruses in Fecal Specimens from Nonbacterial Foodborne Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Tokyo, Japan between 1966 and 1983

“…These enteric viruses were first detected by electron microscopy in stool specimens from patients with acute gastroenteritis in the 1970s (4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Subsequently, highly sensitive molecular biology techniques were developed to detect these viruses.…”

Human viral gastroenteritis

“…However, during the 1970s, a relatively few cases of viral gastroenteritis (15). The various number of viruses associated with this clinical syndrome viral agents were discovered by the method of electron were discovered, and their presence in the stools of patients microscopy (EM), using EM to examine stools or intestinal with gastroenteritis were eventually correlated with the biopsies from these patients (18,33,110,253). As a group, disease process.…”

“…As a group, disease process. These various viruses include rotaviruses these viruses are fastidious and cannot be cultivated in (18,109), fastidious fecal adenoviruses (77,110), Norwalk routine cell culture (22,53,70,77,84,110). Some can now be 52 …”