Human parechovirus in respiratory specimens from children in Kansas City, Missouri

Creator(s)

Justin Sharp, Children's Mercy Hospital
Jeremiah Bell, Children's Mercy Hospital
Christopher J. Harrison, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
W. Allan Nix, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Steven Oberste, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rangaraj Selvarangan, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2012

Identifier

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01680-12; PMCID: PMC3502961

Abstract

We detected a 3% prevalence rate for human parechovirus (HPeV) in 720 respiratory specimens collected from 637 children seen in our hospital in 2009. Fifteen of 20 were HPeV-3 and two were HPeV-1. Only nonspecific, modest respiratory symptoms were evident in patients with detectable HPeV in respiratory specimens. Seven patients had concurrent respiratory and central nervous system (CNS) HPeV-3 infection, suggesting a possible respiratory route of acquisition. Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Journal Title

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume

50

Issue

12

First Page

4111

Last Page

4113

Recommended Citation

Sharp, J., Bell, J., Harrison, C. J., Nix, W. A., Oberste, M. S., Selvarangan, R. Human parechovirus in respiratory specimens from children in Kansas City, Missouri Journal of Clinical Microbiology 50, 4111-4113 (2012).