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Adenovirus serotype 7 associated with a severe lower respiratory tract disease outbreak in infants in Shaanxi Province, China.
Virology journal - 18 Jan 2011
Tang Liuying, Wang Li, Tan Xiaojuan, Xu Wenbo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia caused by adenovirus infection is usually severe especially with adenovirus serotype 7 commonly associated with lower respiratory tract disease outbreaks. We reported an outbreak of 70 cases of severe pneumonia with one death of infants in Shaanxi Province, China. Sampling showed adenovirus 7 (Ad7) as the primary pathogen with some co-infections. RESULTS: Two strains of adenovirus and two...
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