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Parechovirus A Infection of the Intestinal Epithelium: Differences Between Genotypes A1 and A3.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
García-Rodríguez Inés, van Eijk Hetty, Koen Gerrit, Pajkrt Dasja, Sridhar Adithya, Wolthers Katja C
Abstract excerpt
Human parechovirus (PeV-A), one of the species within the Picornaviridae family, is known to cause disease in humans. The most commonly detected genotypes are PeV-A1, associated with mild gastrointestinal disease in young children, and PeV-A3, linked to severe disease with neurological symptoms in neonates. As PeV-A are detectable in stool and nasopharyngeal samples, entry is speculated to occur via the...
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