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. 2014 Jan;20(1):169-70.
doi: 10.3201/eid2001.131259.

MLB1 astrovirus in children with gastroenteritis, Italy

Maria Cristina Medici, Fabio Tummolo, Adriana Calderaro, Gabriella Elia, Krisztiàn Banyai, Flora De Conto, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Carlo Chezzi, Canio Buonavoglia, Vito Martella

MLB1 astrovirus in children with gastroenteritis, Italy

Maria Cristina Medici et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Italy; MLB1; astrovirus; children; enteric infections; gastroenteritis; viruses.

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Electron microscopy images of astrovirus-like particles in fecal samples from 2 patients in Italy: A) strain ITA/2007/PR326, from a 4-year-old child hospitalized in January 2007; and B) strain ITA/2008/PR3147, from a 14-month-old child hospitalized in November 2008. The viral particles are ≈28–30 nm in diameter. Scale bars indicate 100 nm.
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