Article
Adenovirus infection in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Beijing, China, 2007 to 2012.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2015
Liu Chunyan, Xiao Yan, Zhang Jing, Ren Lili, Li Jianguo, Xie Zhengde, Xu Baoping, Yang Yan, Qian Suyun, Wang Jianwei, Shen Kunling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human adenoviruses (HAdV) play a significant role in pediatric respiratory tract infections. To date, over 60 types of HAdV have been identified. Here, HAdV types are characterized in children in the Beijing area with acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) and the clinical features and laboratory findings of hospitalized HAdV-infected cases are described. METHODS: Respiratory specimens were...
Topics
- Acute Disease
- Adenovirus Infections, Human
- Adenoviruses, Human
- Beijing
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- China
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Phylogeny