EV‐D68 infection in children with asthma exacerbation and pneumonia in Mexico City during 2014 autumn
Background Human enterovirus D68 (EV‐D68) recently caused an increase in mild‐to‐severe pediatric respiratory cases in North America and some European countries. Even though few of these children presented with acute paralytic disease, direct causal relationship cannot yet be assumed. Objectives The...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2016-05, Vol.10 (3), p.154-160 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Human enterovirus D68 (EV‐D68) recently caused an increase in mild‐to‐severe pediatric respiratory cases in North America and some European countries. Even though few of these children presented with acute paralytic disease, direct causal relationship cannot yet be assumed.
Objectives
The purposes of this report were to describe the clinical findings of an outbreak of EV‐D68 infection in Mexico City and identify the genetic relationship with previously reported strains.
Patients/Methods
Between September and December 2014, 126 nasopharyngeal samples (NPS) of hospitalized children |
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ISSN: | 1750-2640 1750-2659 |
DOI: | 10.1111/irv.12384 |