Onychomadesis and potential association with HFMD outbreak in a kindergarten in Hubei province, China, 2017

Abstract Background In 2017, an outbreak of onychomadesis occurred in kindergarten H, Hubei province, China. We investigated the field to learn about the magnitude and reason of the outbreak. Methods The case definition was that a child with onychomadesis or transverse ridging (Beau’s line) in finge...

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Main Authors: Dan Li, Yang Wu, Xuesen Xing, Jigui Huang, Anlu Mao, Tian Liu, Ping Rao, Wei Qin, Lijie Zhang, Luzhao Feng, Shangren Gao, Xuhua Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4560-8