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Abstract. Novel Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Brazil.
DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.081603
[Original full PDF document at this LINK. EDITED.]
Suggested citation for this article: Abuquerque MCM, Pena GPA, Varella RB, Gallucci G, Erdman D, Santos N. Novel respiratory viruses in children, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May; [Epub ahead of print]
Novel Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Brazil
Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Gisele P.A. Pena, Rafael B. Varella, George Gallucci, Dean Erdman, and Norma Santos - Author affiliations: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (M.C.M. Albuquerque, G.P.A. Pena, N. Santos); Centro Universit?rio Serra dos ?rg?os, Teres?polis, Rio de Janeiro (R. B. Varella); and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G. Gallucci, D. Erdman)
Recently discovered respiratory viruses were detected in 19 (9.2%) of 205 nasal swab specimens from children in Brazil with respiratory illnesses.
Five each were positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) alone and human bocavirus (HBoV) alone, 3 for human coronaviruses (HCoV-HKU1 or -NL63) alone, and 6 for more than 1 recently discovered virus.
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DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.081603
[Original full PDF document at this LINK. EDITED.]
Suggested citation for this article: Abuquerque MCM, Pena GPA, Varella RB, Gallucci G, Erdman D, Santos N. Novel respiratory viruses in children, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May; [Epub ahead of print]
Novel Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Brazil
Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Gisele P.A. Pena, Rafael B. Varella, George Gallucci, Dean Erdman, and Norma Santos - Author affiliations: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (M.C.M. Albuquerque, G.P.A. Pena, N. Santos); Centro Universit?rio Serra dos ?rg?os, Teres?polis, Rio de Janeiro (R. B. Varella); and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G. Gallucci, D. Erdman)
Recently discovered respiratory viruses were detected in 19 (9.2%) of 205 nasal swab specimens from children in Brazil with respiratory illnesses.
Five each were positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) alone and human bocavirus (HBoV) alone, 3 for human coronaviruses (HCoV-HKU1 or -NL63) alone, and 6 for more than 1 recently discovered virus.
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