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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 625-627, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.625-627.2006
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Use of PCR To Demonstrate Presence of Adenovirus Species B, C, or F as Well as Coinfection with Two Adenovirus Species in Children with Flu-Like Symptoms

Laboratorio de Virología Clínica,¹ Instituto Universitario, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina,² Wyeth Vaccines Research, Pearl River, New York³

Received 29 November 2005/ Accepted 2 December 2005

Adenovirus (AdV) respiratory infections have usually been associated with species B, C, and E. In this study, we detected 9.4% of AdVs by PCR in 500 nasal swabs from 319 children with influenza-like symptoms. AdV typing by PCR with specific probes showed species C, B, and F as well as coinfection with two species. Coinfection with two AdV species and the presence of species F in respiratory samples are novel findings that should be further investigated.

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