Coxsackievirus B5, associated with neurological hand, foot and mouth disease, China

Journal of Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-191

  Hu, Y F ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Du, J ^a   Zhang, T ^a   Xue, Y ^a   Jin, Qi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOGEN BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CONVULSION; COXSACKIE VIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS B5; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THROAT CULTURE; VOMITING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84863009809     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.03.021     Document Type: Letter

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