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




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

2014

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

J.Pediatr.Gastroenterol.Nutr.

58

4

502

504

3

0277-2116

1536-4801

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000000215



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.




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