title: Detection of viruses in human adenoid tissues by use of multiplex PCR.
abstract: By PCR, we detected a high frequency of viruses in adenoids obtained from children without acute respiratory symptoms. Our results suggest that persistent/latent viral infection in the respiratory tract confounds interpretation of the association of pathogen detection by PCR with acute respiratory infection in these sources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Masatoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Haijing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mine R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ikizler
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Werkhaven
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chappell
authors.forename: Yi-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000234:Adenoids / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*