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Presence of Human Enteric Viruses in the Stools of Healthy Malawian 6-Month-Old Infants

Authors: Jesús Rodriguez-Diaz, Laia Mira-Pascual, Maria Carmen Collado, Akihito Endo, Heikki Hyöty, Charles Mangani, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Seppo Salminen

Publication year: 2014

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Journal name in source: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

Journal acronym: J.Pediatr.Gastroenterol.Nutr.

Volume: 58

Issue: 4

First page : 502

Last page: 504

Number of pages: 3

ISSN: 0277-2116

eISSN: 1536-4801

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000000215

Abstract

The acquisition of intestinal microbiota is essential for infants who are also in close contact with intestinal viruses. We assayed the presence of human enteric viruses in the faeces of 44 healthy breast-fed 6-month-old infants from rural Malawi. Half of the infants tested harboured enteroviruses, although the infants had no gastric symptoms, suggesting a viral community mainly composed of human asymptomatic enteroviruses.