| associations between co-detected respiratory viruses in children with acute respiratory infections. | viruses are the major etiological agents of acute respiratory infections (aris) in young children. although respiratory virus co-detections are common, analysis of combinations of co-detected viruses has never been conducted in japan. nineteen respiratory viruses or subtypes were surveyed using multiplex real-time pcr on 1,044 pediatric (patient age < 6 years) ari specimens collected in osaka city, japan between january 2010 and december 2011. in total, 891 specimens (85.3%) were virus positive ... | 2014 | 25410563 |
| detection and quantitative analysis of human bocavirus associated with respiratory tract infection in osaka city, japan. | hbov was initially identified in patients with rti in 2005. since its discovery, there have been continual reports concerning hbov detection and its prevalence. in this study of clinical specimens from young children, real-time pcr was undertaken to examine whether hbov infection is associated with rti and to support quantitative analysis of hbov in these patients. in all, 376 specimens were collected from patients with rti during april 2006-october 2008. analyses revealed hbov in 59 specimens ( ... | 2010 | 20536724 |