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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1308-1309, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00010-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Infants in Wuhan, China{triangledown}

Man-Qing Liu,1* Bei-Fang Yang,1 Jin-Song Peng,1 Dun-Jin Zhou,1 Li Tang,1 Bin Wang,1 Yu Liu,2 Shi-Hong Sun,2 and Wen-Zhe Ho1

Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control,1 Wuhan Children's Hospital, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China2

Received 3 January 2007/ Returned for modification 1 February 2007/ Accepted 5 February 2007

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, 24 Jiang Han Bei Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, People's Republic of China. Phone: 86-27-59512765. Fax: 86-27-59512768. E-mail: liumq33{at}hotmail.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 14 February 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1308-1309, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00010-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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