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SUBMITTER: Li L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1233905 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Linlin L He Yaqing Y Yang Hong H Zhu Junping J Xu Xingye X Dong Jie J Zhu Yafang Y Jin Qi Q
Journal of clinical microbiology 20050801 8
The genetic and phylogenetic characteristics of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) sampled from children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, over a 6-year period (1999 to 2004) were examined with reverse transcription-PCR and DNA sequencing. Out of 147 stool specimens, 60 showed positive signals when screened with EV71- and CA16-specific primers. EV71 was identified in 19 specimens, and CA16 was identified in 41 specimens; coinfectio ...[more]