https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/194867
Title: | Lack of Association between Infection with a Novel Human Coronavirus ( Hcov), Hcov-Nh, and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan | Authors: | CHANG, LUAN-YIN CHIANG, BOR-LUEN KAO, CHUAN-LIANG WU, MEI-HWAN CHEN, PEI-JER HUANG, LI-MIN |
Keywords: | FEATURES;CHILDREN | Issue Date: | 2006 | Journal Volume: | v.193 | Journal Issue: | n.2 | Start page/Pages: | 283-286 | Source: | JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | Abstract: | We investigated whether infection with a novel human coronavirus (HCoV), called ‘New Haven coronavirus’ (HCoV- NH)-which is similar to and likely represents the same species as another novel HCoV, HCoV-NL63-is associated with Kawasaki disease (KD) in Taiwan. Fifty-three patients with KD were enrolled in our study. Serum, peripheral-blood mononuclear cells, nasopharyngeal aspirates, throat swabs, and rectal swabs from these patients were assayed for HCoV- NL63 by real-time reverse-transcriptase ( RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the throat swabs, nasopharyngeal aspirates, and rectal swabs were also assayed for HCoV-NH by RT-PCR. All PCR results were negative for both HCoV-NL63 and HCoV-NH; therefore, we did not find any association between HCoV-NH infection and KD in Taiwan. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/92624 |
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