title: Molecular characterization of adenovirus circulating in Central and South America during the 2006-2008 period.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human Adenoviruses are recognized pathogens, causing a broad spectrum of diseases. Serotype identification is critical for epidemiological surveillance, detection of new strains and understanding of HAdvs pathogenesis. Little data is available about HAdvs subtypes in Latin America.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, we have molecularly characterized 213 adenoviruses collected from ILI presenting patients, during 2006-08, in Central and South America.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results indicate that 161(76%) adenoviruses belong to subgroup C, 45 (21%) to subgroup B and 7 (3%) to subtype E4.
authors.affiliation: US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Lima, Peru. josefina.garcia@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Merly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sovero
authors.forename: Victor Alberto
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Laguna-Torres
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chicaiza
authors.forename: Melvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrantes
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Mirna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Comach
authors.forename: Ivette L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: de Rivera
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agudo
authors.forename: Ana E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Arango
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barboza
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aguayo
authors.forename: Tadeusz J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kochel
mesh_terms: D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004279:DNA, Viral; C018315:hexon capsid protein, Adenovirus