Adenoviruses Associated with Acute Respiratory Diseases Reported in Beijing from 2011 to 2013

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BACKGROUND: Adenovirus is one of the most common causes of viral acute respiratory infections. To identify the types of human adenoviruses (HAdVs) causing respiratory illness in Beijing, a sentinel surveillance project on the viral aetiology of acute respiratory infection was initiated in 2011. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Through the surveillance project, 4617 cases of respiratory infections were identified during...