Human rhinoviruses and enteroviruses in influenza-like illness in Latin America
| Autor: | Jorge Gomez, Manuel V. Villaran, Felix Sanchez, Josefina Garcia, Francisco Gil Rodríguez, Wilson Chicaiza, Ivette Lorenzana de Rivera, Washington Aleman, Guillermo Comach, Ana E. Arango, Nicolas Aguayo, Tadeusz J. Kochel, M. Jiménez, Eric S. Halsey, Merly Sovero, Martha I. Nelson, Victoria Espejo, Marina S Gonzales, Melvin Barrantes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Male Latin Americans Adolescent Rhinovirus viruses Molecular Sequence Data Picornaviridae Biology medicine.disease_cause Young Adult stomatognathic system Nasopharynx Virology Prevalence medicine Humans Child Picornaviridae Infections Enterovirus Influenza-like illness Research Infant Newborn Infant virus diseases Sequence Analysis DNA respiratory system Infant newborn Latin America Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Immunology RNA Viral Female |
| Zdroj: | Virology Journal |
| ISSN: | 1743-422X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1743-422x-10-305 |
| Popis: | Background Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) belong to the Picornaviridae family with high similarity to human enteroviruses (HEVs). Limited data is available from Latin America regarding the clinical presentation and strains of these viruses in respiratory disease. Methods We collected nasopharyngeal swabs at clinics located in eight Latin American countries from 3,375 subjects aged 25 years or younger who presented with influenza-like illness. Results Our subjects had a median age of 3 years and a 1.2:1.0 male:female ratio. HRV was identified in 16% and HEV was identified in 3%. HRVs accounted for a higher frequency of isolates in those of younger age, in particular children |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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