Detection of Newly Described Astrovirus MLB1 in Stool Samples from Children

نویسندگان

  • Krisztián Bányai
  • Edina Meleg
  • Paschalina Moschidou
  • Vito Martella
  • Stacy R. Finkbeiner
  • Binh-Minh Le
  • Lori R. Holtz
  • Gregory A. Storch
  • David Wang
چکیده

The prevalence of the recently identified astrovirus MLB1 in a cohort of children with diarrhea in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, was defined by reverse transcription-PCR. Of 254 stool specimens collected in 2008, 4 were positive for astrovirus MLB1. These results show that astrovirus MLB1 is circulating in North America.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009