Finkbeiner Stacy R, Le Binh Minh, Holtz Lori R, Storch Gregory A, Wang David
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;15(3):441-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1503.081213.
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.
采用逆转录聚合酶链反应法确定了最近发现的星状病毒MLB1在美国密苏里州圣路易斯市一组腹泻儿童中的流行情况。在2008年收集的254份粪便标本中，有4份星状病毒MLB1呈阳性。这些结果表明星状病毒MLB1正在北美传播。
