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Coxsackievirus B4 in southern Taiwan: molecular epidemiology.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2009
Chu Pei-Yu, Tsai Yu-Ling, Chen Hsiu-Lin, Ke Guan-Ming, Hsu Chien-Ying, Chen Yi-Ting, Wang Chu-Feng, Su Hui-Ju, Chou Li-Chiu, Hsu Li-Ching, Lin Kuei-Hsiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enterovirus outbreaks caused by Coxsackievirus B4 (CB4) in Taiwan in 2004 and 2008. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively analyze the molecular epidemiology and pathogenicity of CB4 in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN: This study analyzed twenty-three CB4 strains isolated in Taiwan during 1993-2004. Sequence variations data were obtained using 420 bp of VP4/VP2 region and 331 bp of 3' VP1 region. Phylogenetic dendrograms...
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