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Clinical relevance of positive human parechovirus type 1 and 3 PCR in stool samples.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Wildenbeest J G, Benschop K S M, Minnaar R P, Bouma-de Jongh S, Wolthers K C, Pajkrt D
Abstract excerpt
Human parechoviruses (HPeV) cause symptoms ranging from severe neonatal infections to mild gastrointestinal and respiratory disease. Use of PCR and genotyping has markedly improved the detection rate of HPeV but has simultaneously raised questions about the clinical relevance of positive tests. This retrospective study correlates positive HPeV1 or HPeV3 PCR tests in stools from children with their symptoms to...
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