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Human enterovirus 71 disease in Sarawak, Malaysia: a prospective clinical, virological, and molecular epidemiological study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Mar 2007
Ooi Mong How, Wong See Chang, Podin Yuwana, Akin Winnie, del Sel Syvia, Mohan Anand, Chieng Chae Hee, Perera David, Clear Daniela, Wong Darin, Blake Emma, Cardosa Jane, Solomon Tom
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human enterovirus (HEV)-71 causes large outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease with central nervous system (CNS) complications, but the role of HEV-71 genogroups or dual infection with other viruses in causing severe disease is unclear. METHODS: We prospectively studied children with suspected HEV-71 (i.e., hand-foot-and-mouth disease, CNS disease, or both) over 3.5 years, using detailed virological...
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