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. 2009 Mar;47(3):771-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02331-08. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

Detection of viruses in human adenoid tissues by use of multiplex PCR

Masatoki Sato  1 , Haijing Li, Mine R Ikizler, Jay A Werkhaven, John V Williams, James D Chappell, Yi-Wei Tang, Peter F Wright
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Detection of viruses in human adenoid tissues by use of multiplex PCR

Masatoki Sato et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Mar.

Abstract

By PCR, we detected a high frequency of viruses in adenoids obtained from children without acute respiratory symptoms. Our results suggest that persistent/latent viral infection in the respiratory tract confounds interpretation of the association of pathogen detection by PCR with acute respiratory infection in these sources.

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