Abstract
Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 16.1% of 335 stool samples from children <6 years of age with enteritis in Salvador, Brazil. Whole genome sequencing of 1 sample showed a novel HPeV that has been designated as HPeV8.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diarrhea / epidemiology
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Diarrhea / virology
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Enteritis* / epidemiology
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Enteritis* / virology
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Feces / virology
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Parechovirus / classification*
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Parechovirus / genetics
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Parechovirus / isolation & purification*
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Picornaviridae Infections* / epidemiology
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Picornaviridae Infections* / virology
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Analysis, DNA