title: Adenovirus, adeno-associated virus and Kawasaki disease.
abstract: Clinical similarities and shared seasonality suggested a relationship between adenovirus infection and Kawasaki disease. We performed adenovirus serology and quantitative polymerase chain reaction for both adenovirus and adeno-associated virus in patients with acute Kawasaki disease. No evidence was found to suggest a link between either virus and Kawasaki disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA. hshike@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shike
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kanegaye
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schnurr
authors.forename: Lauren J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wold
authors.forename: Jane C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D012621:Seasons; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*