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An algorithm for the typing of enteroviruses and correlation to serotyping by viral neutralization.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2009
Kiang David, Newbower Elly Chou, Yeh Elaine, Wold Lauren, Chen Lily, Schnurr David P
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BACKGROUND: Human enteroviruses (HEVs) are common pathogens which cause a broad spectrum of illnesses ranging from asymptomatic infection to acute myocarditis and aseptic meningitis. The neutralization assay for serotype determination is labor-intensive and time-consuming. There is a need for a methodology that is more rapid and widely accessible. OBJECTIVES: Our goals were to develop an algorithm to type...
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