Laboratory diagnoses of the first confirmed human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the mainland of China / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
; (6): 14-16, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>To determine the etiologic agent of an atypical pneumonia human case admitted to Xiangtan City hospital, Hunan Province in Oct. 2005.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The patient's respiratory tract samples and serum were collected. Throat swabs were tested by microneutralization and hemagglutination-inhibition assays.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The results of nucleic acid detection of all respiratory samples were negative and virus isolation was also negative. The H5-specific antibodies of convalescence showed a 4-fold greater rise than acute phase.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The atypical pneumonias case was confirmed as the first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in the mainland of China.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico
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Virologia
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Sangue
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Testes de Inibição da Hemaglutinação
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Testes de Neutralização
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Linhagem Celular
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China
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Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article