Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Astroviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Astroviridae Infections / virology*
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China / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / virology
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Feces / virology
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Genotype
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Humans
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Infant
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Mamastrovirus / classification*
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Mamastrovirus / genetics*
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Mamastrovirus / isolation & purification
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology
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