title: Recombinant human enterovirus 71 in hand, foot and mouth disease patients.
abstract: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and young children <10 years of age. It is characterized by fever, ulcers in the oral cavity, and rashes with blisters that appear on the palm and sole. The most common causal agents of HFMD are coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) and human enterovirus 71 (HEV71), but other enteroviruses, including CV-A5 and CV-A10, can also cause it. When caused by CV-A16 infection, it is usually a mild disease, and patients normally recover without requiring any special medical attention.
authors.affiliation: University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yoke-Fun
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Sazaly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: AbuBaker
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA