Abstract
In this 1-year study, 35 (1.2%) of 2,912 nasopharyngeal aspirates were positive for human parainfluenza virus 4 (HPIV4) by reverse transcription-PCR. Patients with HPIV4 infection were mainly young children and immunocompromised adults. In contrast to the reported predominance of HPIV4A infection, molecular subtyping revealed that 15 (44%) cases were caused by HPIV4B.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cluster Analysis
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Female
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Genotype
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Hong Kong / epidemiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nasopharynx / virology
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Parainfluenza Virus 4, Human / classification*
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Parainfluenza Virus 4, Human / genetics
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Parainfluenza Virus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rubulavirus Infections / epidemiology*
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Rubulavirus Infections / virology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Young Adult
Associated data
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GENBANK/FJ608669
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GENBANK/FJ608670
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GENBANK/FJ608671
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GENBANK/FJ608672
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GENBANK/FJ608673
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GENBANK/FJ608674
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GENBANK/FJ608675
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GENBANK/FJ608687
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GENBANK/FJ608688
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GENBANK/FJ608690
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GENBANK/FJ608696
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GENBANK/FJ608697
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GENBANK/FJ608702