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Impact of human adenovirus serotype 7 in hospitalized children with severe fatal pneumonia in the Philippines.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2014
Yamamoto Dai, Okamoto Michiko, Lupisan Socorro, Suzuki Akira, Saito Mariko, Tamaki Raita, Tandoc Amado, Mercado Edelwisa, Sombrero Lydia, Olveda Remigio, Oshitani Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Human adenovirus (HAdV) serotype 7 is an important etiological agent of severe childhood pneumonia. The aim of this study was to define the role of HAdV7 and to describe its clinical and molecular epidemiological characteristics in the Philippines in 2011. HAdVs were detected by viral culture, and a partial region of hexon gene was sequenced. A total of 700 patients were enrolled, of which 22 (3.1%) died. Nine...
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