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Human parechovirus genotypes -10, -13 and -15 in Pakistani children with acute dehydrating gastroenteritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Alam Muhammad Masroor, Khurshid Adnan, Shaukat Shahzad, Rana Muhammad Suleman, Sharif Salmaan, Angez Mehar, Nisar Nadia, Naeem Muhammad, Zahoor Zaidi Syed Sohail
Abstract excerpt
Human parechoviruses are known to cause asymptomatic to severe clinical illness predominantly respiratory and gastroenetric infections. Despite their global prevalence, epidemiological studies have not been performed in Pakistan. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed 110 fecal specimen and found 26 (24%) positive for viral RNA with HPeV-10 (n = 3, 23%), HPeV-13 (n = 4, 31%) and HPeV-15 (n = 6, 46%)...
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