Molecular diagnosis of echovirus 30 as the etiological agent in an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Panama: May - June 2008

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 836-841

  Martinez, Alexander A ^a,b,c   Castillo, Juan ^a   Sanchez, Mirla C ^a   Zaldívar, Yamitzel ^a   Mendoza, Yaxelis ^a   Tribaldos, Maribel ^a   Acosta, Pablo ^d   Smith, Rebecca E ^a   Pascale, Juan Miguel ^a,e  

^a GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (Panama)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^d Departament of Epidemiology Ministry of Health   (Panama)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Aseptic; Disease outbreaks; Echovirus infections; Enterovirus B; Human; Meningitis; Panama; VP1

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISTANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NEIGHBOR JOINING METHOD; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876275373     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2615     Document Type: Article

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