| isolation of an imported subgenotype b5 strain of human enterovirus a71 in chongqing city, china, 2014. | enterovirus a71 (ev-a71) is the main pathogen responsible for large outbreaks of hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd) in mainland china, and the dominant ev-a71 strains belong to subgenotype c4. to date, only one imported subgenotype b5 of ev-a71 has been reported in xiamen city fujian province, 2009. | 2016 | 27357279 |
| epidemiologic and etiologic characteristics of hand, foot, and mouth disease in chongqing, china between 2010 and 2013. | hand, foot, and mouth disease (hfmd) has become very common in children, with widespread occurrence across china. the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic and etiologic characteristics of hfmd, including etiologic variations in chongqing, china. an epidemiologic investigation was based on 3,472 patients who presented with hfmd manifestations and were admitted at the children's hospital of chongqing medical university between 2010 and 2013. fecal specimens from 830 patients were ... | 2016 | 26255857 |