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Metagenomic analysis of a throat swab sample collected in China on a patient infected with Varicella Zoster Virus.
Scientific reports - 6 Jul 2021
Guo Hong, Rivailler Pierre, Wang Jiangxia, Wang Huanyu, Xu Wenbo, Xu Songtao, Xu Hongmei, Hu Ruiping
Abstract excerpt
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is endemic worldwide, causing varicella in children and zoster upon reactivation in adults. This study concerned a metagenomic analysis of a throat swab sample collected in China, on a young patient suffering from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and diagnosed with varicella. The complete genome sequence of a VZV strain of clade 2 has been generated. Clade 2 strains are the most...
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