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Spectrum of enterovirus serotypes causing uncomplicated hand, foot, and mouth disease and enteroviral diagnostic yield of different clinical samples

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Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) represents a substantial disease burden in the Western Pacific region. We investigated the spectrum of causative enteroviruses of HFMD, and evaluated different clinical samples’ diagnostic yield for enteroviruses.

Methods We enrolled pediatric patients hospitalized for HFMD among 6 hospitals in Anhua County, Hunan Province, China between October 2013 and September 2016. Throat swabs and stool samples (or rectal swabs) were collected to...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1093/cid/ciy341

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Yu, H
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2015–099
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Yu, H
Grant:
2015–099
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Xing, W
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20161046
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Funding agency for:
Zou, G
Yu, H
Grant:
31670159
2015–099
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Clinical Infectious Diseases More from this journal
Volume:
67
Issue:
11
Pages:
1729–1735
Publication date:
2018-04-24
Acceptance date:
2018-04-19
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EISSN:
1537-6591
ISSN:
1058-4838
Pmid:
29688329
Language:
English
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pubs:844250
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uuid:ff461cb9-f8a4-4ebb-8490-63d8d7798cd3
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pubs:844250
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844250
Deposit date:
2018-05-03

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