Multiplex MassTag-PCR for respiratory pathogens in pediatric nasopharyngeal washes negative by conventional diagnostic testing shows a high prevalence of viruses belonging to a newly recognized rhinovirus clade

Samuel R. Dominguez,Thomas Briese,Gustavo Palacios,Jeffrey Hui,Joseph Villari,Vishal Kapoor,Rafal Tokarz,Mary P. Glode,Marsha S. Anderson,Christine C. Robinson,Kathryn V. Holmes,W. Ian Lipkin

Multiplex MassTag-PCR for respiratory pathogens in pediatric nasopharyngeal washes negative by conventional diagnostic testing shows a high prevalence of viruses belonging to a newly recognized rhinovirus clade

2008

Samuel R. Dominguez
Thomas Briese
Gustavo Palacios
Jeffrey Hui
Joseph Villari
Vishal Kapoor
Rafal Tokarz
Mary P. Glode
Marsha S. Anderson
Christine C. Robinson
Kathryn V. Holmes
W. Ian Lipkin

Background Respiratory infections are the most common infectious diseases in humans worldwide and are a leading cause of death in children less than 5 years of age.

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Infectious disease (medical specialty)
Respiratory disease
Virology
Respiratory tract infections
MassTag-PCR
Immunology
Enterovirus
Rhinovirus
Multiplex polymerase chain reaction
Biology
Polymerase chain reaction
Virus
Cause of death

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