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Molecular analysis of adenovirus isolates from vaccinated and unvaccinated young adults.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2004
Blasiole Daniel A, Metzgar David, Daum Luke T, Ryan Margaret A K, Wu Jianguo, Wills Christopher, Le Charles T, Freed Nikki E, Hansen Christian J, Gray Gregory C, Russell Kevin L
Abstract excerpt
Infections of adenovirus type 4 (Ad4) and Ad7 were discovered among previously vaccinated individuals through febrile respiratory illness surveillance at military recruit camps. Genetic analysis was performed on these isolates and a sample of adenovirus isolates from unvaccinated patients. Antigenic regions of the adenovirus hexon gene from 21 vaccinated and 31 unvaccinated patients were sequenced and compared to...
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