title: Saffold cardioviruses of 3 lineages in children with respiratory tract infections, Beijing, China.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Zhengde
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vernet
authors.forename: Glaucia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paranhos-Baccalà
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Kunling
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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*