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Prevalence of human parechovirus in Chinese children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2011
Zhang D-L, Jin Y, Li D-D, Cheng W-X, Xu Z-Q, Yu J-M, Jin M, Yang S-H, Zhang Q, Cui S-X, Liu N, Duan Z-J
Abstract excerpt
Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) are widespread pathogens causing a wide spectrum of diseases. HPeVs belong to the family Picornaviridae, and 14 genotypes are known. We conducted a case-control study to investigate the role of HPeV in acute gastroenteritis. HPeV was detected and quantified using real-time RT-PCR, and then genotyped by sequencing of the nested RT-PCR product of the VP3/VP1 partial gene. HPeV was found...
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