Detection of Newly Described Astrovirus MLB1 in Stool Samples from Children

摘要

The prevalence of the recently identifi ed astrovirus MLB1 in a cohort of children with diarrhea in St. Louis, Mis-souri, USA, was defi ned 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