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Molecular epidemiology of astrovirus infection in infants in Wuhan, China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2007
Liu Man-Qing, Yang Bei-Fang, Peng Jin-Song, Zhou Dun-Jin, Tang Li, Wang Bin, Liu Yu, Sun Shi-Hong, Ho Wen-Zhe
Abstract excerpt
We report the molecular epidemiology of astrovirus infection in 335 infants with diarrhea in Wuhan City, China. Astrovirus RNA was detected in the stool specimens of 33 children (9.87%). Genotyping analysis indicated that 23 out of 24 astroviruses identified were classified as belonging to genotype 1, with highest identity (>98%) to a Mongolian strain.
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