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Pteropine orthoreovirus infection among out-patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection in Malaysia.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2015
Voon Kenny, Tan Yeh Fong, Leong Pooi Pooi, Teng Cheong Lieng, Gunnasekaran Rajasekaran, Ujang Kamsiah, Chua Kaw Bing, Wang Lin-Fa
Abstract excerpt
This study aims to assess the incidence rate of Pteropine orthreovirus (PRV) infection in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in a suburban setting in Malaysia, where bats are known to be present in the neighborhood. Using molecular detection of PRVs directly from oropharyngeal swabs, our study demonstrates that PRV is among one of the common causative agents of acute URTI with cough and...
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