Enteroviral pharyngitis diagnosed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.
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- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 74 (5) , 462-463
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.74.5.462
Abstract
The role of enteroviruses in childhood pharyngitis was investigated using enteroviral specific reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Viral/bacterial throat swabs were taken from 50 children with acute pharyngitis and 26 controls. A positive culture was identified in only 26% of children with pharyngitis (adenovirus 10%, group A streptococci 2%), and none of the controls. Enteroviral RT-PCR was positive in 8% of the pharyngitis group and none of the controls. Enteroviruses are an important cause of pharyngitis in childhood.Keywords
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