Human Parechovirus in Respiratory Specimens from Children in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1 December 2012
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 50 (12), 4111-4113
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01680-12
Abstract
We detected a 3% prevalence rate for human parechovirus (HPeV) in 720 respiratory specimens collected from 637 children seen in our hospital in 2009. Fifteen of 20 were HPeV-3 and two were HPeV-1. Only nonspecific, modest respiratory symptoms were evident in patients with detectable HPeV in respiratory specimens. Seven patients had concurrent respiratory and central nervous system (CNS) HPeV-3 infection, suggesting a possible respiratory route of acquisition.Keywords
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