Enterovirus D68 infection among hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory illness in El Salvador and Panama, 2012-2013.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
; 15(2): 181-187, 2021 03.
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ABSTRACT
We assessed EV-D68 epidemiology and phylogenetics among children aged ≤9 years hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illnesses at five sites in Panama and El Salvador during 2012-2013. Respiratory specimens positive for enterovirus or rhinovirus were tested by real-time RT-PCR for EV-D68, and partial VP1 gene sequences were determined. Of 715 enrolled children, 17 from sites in both countries were EV-D68-positive and commonly had a history of asthma or wheezing. Phylogenetically, 15 of 16 sequences fell into Clade B1, and one into Clade A2. The Central American EV-D68s were closely related genetically to contemporaneous strains from North America, South America, and the Caribbean.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Respiratórias
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Enterovirus Humano D
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Infecções por Enterovirus
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
País como assunto:
America central
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El salvador
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Panama
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Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article