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01-11-2012 | Brief Report
Co-detection in the pathogenesis of severe hand-foot-mouth disease
Authors:
Li-Juan Liu, Hong-Mei Xu, Xiu-Jun Li, Jun Wang, Xian-Jun Wang, Shu-Jun Ding, Fang Tang, Jing Wang, Ying-Jie Zhang
Published in:
Archives of Virology
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Issue 11/2012
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Abstract
It still needs to be elucidated whether co-detection of EV71 with other intestinal tract viruses plays a role in the pathogenesis of severe hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD). A total of 680 stool specimens collected from clinically diagnosed mild and severe-HFMD patients were tested for EV71, CA16, norovirus, bocavirus and rotavirus. The results showed that EV71 was significantly associated with severe-HFMD patients. Co-detection of EV71 with norovirus and rotavirus was also significantly associated with severe-HFMD patients: The OR (95 % CI) value was 6.466 (2.735, 15.283) and 7.561 (3.560, 16.057), p < 0.001, respectively. Co-detection of EV71 with rotavirus or norovirus is probably associated with severe HFMD.