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. 2006 Feb;44(2):625-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.625-627.2006.

Use of PCR to demonstrate presence of adenovirus species B, C, or F as well as coinfection with two adenovirus species in children with flu-like symptoms

Marcela Echavarria  1 , Daniela Maldonado, Gabriela Elbert, Cristina Videla, Ruth Rappaport, Guadalupe Carballal
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Use of PCR to demonstrate presence of adenovirus species B, C, or F as well as coinfection with two adenovirus species in children with flu-like symptoms

Marcela Echavarria et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Adenovirus (AdV) respiratory infections have usually been associated with species B, C, and E. In this study, we detected 9.4% of AdVs by PCR in 500 nasal swabs from 319 children with influenza-like symptoms. AdV typing by PCR with specific probes showed species C, B, and F as well as coinfection with two species. Coinfection with two AdV species and the presence of species F in respiratory samples are novel findings that should be further investigated.

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