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Human Parainfluenza Type 4 Infections, Canada

During the fall/winter season of 2004–05, we found 9 respiratory specimens positive for human parainfluenza virus type 4 (HPIV-4) in our laboratory (43% of all HPIVs) from patients with mild to moderate respiratory illnesses. Sequencing studies identified 8 different HPIV-4A strains and 1 HPIV-4B st...

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Autores principales: Vachon, Marie-Louise, Dionne, Natasha, Leblanc, Éric, Moisan, Danielle, Bergeron, Michel G., Boivin, Guy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3372332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17283630
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1211.060196
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Sumario:During the fall/winter season of 2004–05, we found 9 respiratory specimens positive for human parainfluenza virus type 4 (HPIV-4) in our laboratory (43% of all HPIVs) from patients with mild to moderate respiratory illnesses. Sequencing studies identified 8 different HPIV-4A strains and 1 HPIV-4B strain.