Saffold cardioviruses of 3 lineages in children with respiratory tract infections, Beijing, China.
To clarify the potential for respiratory transmission of Saffold cardiovirus (SAFV) and characterize the pathogen, we analyzed respiratory specimens from 1,558 pediatric patients in Beijing. We detected SAFV in 7 (0.5%) patients and identified lineages 1-3. However, because 3 patients had co-infections, we could not definitively say SAFV caused disease.
Ren
Lili
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State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Gonzalez
Richard
R
Xie
Zhengde
Z
Xiao
Yan
Y
Li
Yongjun
Y
Liu
Chunyan
C
Chen
Lan
L
Yang
Qingqing
Q
Vernet
Guy
G
Paranhos-Baccalà
Glaucia
G
Jin
Qi
Q
Shen
Kunling
K
Wang
Jianwei
J
D000293:Adolescent; D017943:Cardiovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*