Detection of newly described astrovirus MLB1 in stool samples from children

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 441-444

  Finkbeiner, Stacy R ^a   Le, Binh Minh ^a   Holtz, Lori R ^a   Storch, Gregory A ^a   Wang, David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; ASTROVIRUS MLB1; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 63849266254     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/1503.081213     Document Type: Article

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