Molecular epidemiology of astrovirus infection in infants in Wuhan, China

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Apr;45(4):1308-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00010-07. Epub 2007 Feb 14.

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

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

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

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