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[Etiology of hand-foot-and-mouth disease seen in Nanjing in 2010 and molecular characteristics analysis of EV71].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2012
Li Jing, Jin Yu, Tan Xiao-juan, Ye Ning, Yu Wen-liang, Zhang Ya-ting, Li Xiao-le, Xu Wen-bo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the etiological agent of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), and to genetically characterize enterovirus 71 (EV71) isolated from clinical specimens of HFMD patients in Nanjing in 2010. METHOD: Throat swab specimens were collected from 248 inpatients with HFMD in Nanjing Children's Hospital and then viral isolation was performed. Real-time PCR was used for detection of EV71, coxsackievirus A16...
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