Detection of Newly Described Astrovirus MLB1 in Stool Samples from Children

Finkbeiner, Stacy R.; Le, Binh-Minh; Holtz, Lori R.; Storch, Gregory A.; Wang, David

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Detection of Newly Described Astrovirus MLB1 in Stool Samples from Children

Published Date:

Mar 2009

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(3):441-444.

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Finkbeiner, Stacy R. ; Le, Binh-Minh ; Holtz, Lori R. ; Storch, Gregory A. ; Wang, David ;

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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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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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