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Molecular identification of adenoviruses associated with respiratory infection in Egypt from 2003 to 2010.
BMC infectious diseases - 30 Jan 2014
Demian Pola N, Horton Katherine C, Kajon Adriana, Siam Rania, Hasanin Amel Mohamed Nageib, Elgohary Sheta Amany, Cornelius Claire, Gaynor Anne M
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BACKGROUND: Human adenoviruses of species B, C, and E (HAdV-B, -C, -E) are frequent causative agents of acute respiratory infections worldwide. As part of a surveillance program aimed at identifying the etiology of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Egypt, we characterized 105 adenovirus isolates from clinical samples collected between 2003 and 2010. METHODS: Identification of the isolates as HAdV was accomplished...
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