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[The etiological identification of an aseptic encephalitis outbreak (ten cases) in a hospital of Xiamen city, 2011].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine] - 1 Jul 2011
He Shui-Zhen, Xu Xue-Rong, Huang Jian-Wei, Su Cheng-Hao, Huang Shi-Jie, Wen Hui-Xin, Yan Yu-Bing, Niu Jian-Jun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify the etiology of an aseptic encephalitis outbreak (ten cases) in a hospital of Xiamen city from 11 to 17 May, 2011. METHODS: A total of ten patients' throat swabs, anal swabs and cerebrospinal fluid were collected and detected by RT-PCR for pan-enterovirus. The samples containing detectable pan-enterovirus were tested by PCR with genotype-specific general primers located in VP1 region of...
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