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Ten-year analysis of adenovirus type 7 molecular epidemiology in Korea, 1995-2004: implication of fiber diversity.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Apr 2006
Choi Eun Hwa, Lee Hoan Jong, Kim Sun Jung, Eun Byung Wook, Kim Nam Hee, Lee Jin A, Lee Jun Ho, Song Eun Kyung, Kim So Hee
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BACKGROUND: Adenovirus type 7 (Ad7) is frequently responsible for severe respiratory infections, especially in young infants. Since the Ad7 epidemics have been associated with severe childhood pneumonia and significant mortality in Korea, 1995-1999, continuous surveillance was necessary for Ad7 related diseases. OBJECTIVES: To characterize epidemiologic features of Ad7 in 1995-2004, genetic diversity of Ad7 were...
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