2014•Journal of Clinical HematologyRequires access

Etiological analysis of hand-foot-mouth disease in Wuhan

Zhiqian Wu

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Objective:To understand the characteristics of etiology of hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD)in Wuhan,and provide laboratory data for the epidemic control and patient care.Method:Throat swab samples were collected from 332 HFMD cases,and EV71 and CA16 were detected by Real-time PCR.Result:Among 332 HFMD samples,33.1% were infected by EV71;83 patients were detected with CA16,the positive rate of CA16 was20.5%;2.4% were cases infected by both.The number of boys was larger than that of girls(P0.05).Conclusion:Children with HFMD infected mainly EV71,prevailing CA16 at the same time.

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Key concepts: Etiology, Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, Foot-and-mouth disease, Disease, Medicine, Hand foot mouth disease, Throat, Internal medicine