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SUBMITTER: Indumathi CP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4743346 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indumathi C P CP Gunanasekaran P P Kaveri K K Arunagiri Kavita K Mohana S S Sheriff A Khaleefathullah AK SureshBabu B V BV Padmapriya P P Senthilraja R R Fathima Gracy G
The Indian journal of medical research 20151101 5
<h4>Background & objectives</h4>Human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) accounts for a significant proportion of lower respiratory tract infections in children as well as adults. This study was done to detect the presence of different subtypes of HPIV from patients having influenza like illness (ILI).<h4>Methods</h4>Throat and nasal swabs from 232 patients with ILI who were negative for influenza viruses were tested by multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(mRT-PCR) for the detection ...[more]