Molecular characterization of adenoviruses from children presenting with acute respiratory disease in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and detection of an isolate genetically related to feline adenovirus

Molecular characterization of adenoviruses from children presenting with acute respiratory disease in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and detection of an isolate genetically related to feline adenovirus

Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are a major cause of acute respiratory diseases (ARD), gastroenteritis, conjunctivitis and urinary infections. Between November 2000-April 2007, a total of 468 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples were collected from children with ARD at the Clinics Hospital of Uberlândia. These...

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Main Authors: Lysa Nepomuceno Luiz, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Jonny Yokosawa, Bruno M Carneiro, Edson Pereira Filho, Thelma Fátima de Mattos Oliveira, Guilherme Ramos Oliveira e Freitas, Lourenço Faria Costa, Nayhanne Tizzo de Paula, Hélio Lopes da Silveira, Júlio César Nepomuceno, Divina Aparecida Oliveira Queiróz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
adenovirus
acute respiratory disease
children
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000500019

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