Molecular characterization of Adenovirus circulating in Central and South america durin 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 Ameri...

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Autores:
Arango Restrepo, Ana Eugenia
García, Josefina
Sovero, Merly
Gómez, Jorge
Chicaiza, Wilson
Barrantes, Melvin
Sánchez, Félix
Jiménez, Mirna
Comach, Guillermo
De Rivera, Ivette
Agudo, Roberto
Barboza, Alma
Aguayo, Nicolás
Kochel, Tadeusz
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/31996
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10495/31996
Palabra clave:
Adenoviridae
América Latina
Latin America
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/
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Summary: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.