Evaluation of Different Clinical Sample Types in Diagnosis of Human Enterovirus 71-Associated Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Evaluation of Different Clinical Sample Types in Diagnosis of Human Enterovirus 71-Associated Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Human enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 are important causes of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). Like other enteroviruses, they can be isolated from a range of sterile and nonsterile sites, but which clinical sample, or combination of samples, is the most useful for laboratory diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Mong, How Ooi, Tom, Solomon, Yuwana, Podin, Anand, Mohan, Winnie, Akin, Mohd Apandi, Yusof, Syvia, del Sel, Kamsiah, Mohd Kontol, Boon, Fu Lai, Daniela, Clear, Chae, Hee Chieng, Blake, Emma, David, Perera, See, Chang Wong, Jane, Cardosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13610/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13610/1/Evaluation%20of%20Different%20Clinical%20Sample%20Types%20in%20Diagnosis%20%28abstract%29.pdf

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