Astrovirus MLB2, a New Gastroenteric Virus Associated with Meningitis and Disseminated Infection

Astrovirus MLB2, a New Gastroenteric Virus Associated with Meningitis and Disseminated Infection

Next-generation sequencing has identified novel astroviruses for which a pathogenic role is not clearly defined. We identified astrovirus MLB2 infection in an immunocompetent case-patient and an immunocompromised patient who experienced diverse clinical manifestations, notably, meningitis and dissem...

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Main Authors: Samuel Cordey, Diem-Lan Vu, Manuel Schibler, Arnaud G. L’Huillier, Francisco Brito, Mylène Docquier, Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, Thomas J. Petty, Lara Turin, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Laurent Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
high-throughput nucleotide sequencing
mamastrovirus
viral meningitis
viremia
immunocompromised host
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1807_article

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