Recombinant human coxsackievirus B3 from children with acute myocarditis in China.

ABSTRACT: Recombination events were found in two human coxsackievirus B3 strains, Beijing0811 and SD2012CHN. The strains were isolated separately from five newborns diagnosed with severe hospital-acquired acute myocarditis in Beijing in 2008 and from two children diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease with concurrent acute myocarditis in Shandong in 2012.

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3754657 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature