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Kingella kingae and Viral Infections

Microorganisms, 2022
Kingella kingae (K. kingae) is an oropharyngeal commensal agent of toddlers and the primary cause of osteoarticular infections in 6–23-month-old children. Knowing that the oropharynx of young children is the reservoir and the portal of entry of K. kingae,
Romain Basmaci, Philippe Bidet, Stéphane Bonacorsi   +2 more
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Genetic diversity of Coxsackievirus A21 associated with sporadic cases of acute respiratory infections in Malaysia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21), a member of Enterovirus C from the Picornaviridae family, has been associated with respiratory illnesses in humans.
Nur Izzati Supian, Kim Tien Ng, Jack Bee Chook, Yutaka Takebe, Kok Gan Chan, Kok Keng Tee   +5 more
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Advances on Antiviral Activity of Morus spp. Plant Extracts: Human Coronavirus and Virus-Related Respiratory Tract Infections in the Spotlight

Molecules, 2020
(1) Background: Viral respiratory infections cause life-threatening diseases in millions of people worldwide every year. Human coronavirus and several picornaviruses are responsible for worldwide epidemic outbreaks, thus representing a heavy burden to ...
Inès Thabti, Quentin Albert, Stéphanie Philippot, François Dupire, Brenda Westerhuis, Stéphane Fontanay, Arnaud Risler, Thomas Kassab, Walid Elfalleh, Ali Aferchichi, Mihayl Varbanov   +10 more
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Neonatal CNS Human Parechovirus Infections in Western Pennsylvania in the 2024 Season. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Human Parechovirus A (PeV‐A) is a virus with near‐universal infection by age five; however, neonatal infections can lead to meningoencephalitis, sepsis, and death. Prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic, PeV‐A showed biennial seasonality with late summer peaks, but multiple viruses have had shifted circulation post‐pandemic.
Yovel G, Packard JE, Wang JC, Maya S, Chi E, Walters S, Freeman MC.   +6 more
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Diversity of Rhinovirus and Enterovirus Infections Among Pediatric Patients Hospitalized in Wisconsin, 2022-2023. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Severe rhinovirus (RV)/enterovirus (EV) respiratory infections in pediatric patients increased in the US during 2022–2023. This study aimed to characterize RV/EV genetic diversity among hospitalized children in Wisconsin and describe demographic and clinical factors of patients by RV/EV type.
Litwak HL, Perez CM, Bateman A, Anhalt K, Lu X, Rogers S, Emery B, Ng TFF, Cubenas C, Gregory CO, Paden C, Haupt T, Kirking HL, Segaloff HE.   +13 more
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Persistence of Infectivity of Different Enteroviruses on a Surrogate Fomite: Correlation with Clinical Case Incidence [PDF]

Pathogens
Enteroviruses of the Picornaviridae family are transmitted primarily by the fecal–oral route. Transmission may occur following hand contact with contaminated fomites and subsequent ingestion of virus conveyed to the mouth by the contaminated hand.
Charles P. Gerba, M. Khalid Ijaz, Raymond W. Nims, Stephanie A. Boone   +3 more
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The multiple roles of viral 3Dpol protein in picornavirus infections

Virulence
The Picornaviridae are a large group of positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses, and most research has focused on the Enterovirus genus, given they present a severe health risk to humans.
Zhenyu Nie, Fengge Zhai, Han Zhang, Haixue Zheng, Jingjing Pei   +4 more
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Antiviral Strategies Targeting Enteroviruses: Current Advances and Future Directions

Viruses
Enteroviruses, a diverse genus within the Picornaviridae family, are responsible for a wide range of human infections, including hand, foot, and mouth disease, respiratory disease, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myocarditis, and acute flaccid ...
Michelle Felicia Lee, Seng Kong Tham, Chit Laa Poh   +2 more
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Viral metagenomics of pharyngeal secretions from children with acute respiratory diseases with unknown etiology revealed diverse viruses

Virus Research, 2022
Acute respiratory tract infections are a major public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity in children younger than 5 years old. This study investigated the potential reasons of unexplained acute respiratory infections in children in Xuzhou ...
Qingqing Mao, Guangming Sun, Yu Qian, Yuchen Qian, Wang Li, Xiaochun Wang, Quan Shen, Shixing Yang, Chenglin Zhou, Hao Wang, Wen Zhang   +10 more
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Parechovirus Genotype 3 Outbreak Among Young Infants in Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021
Introduction: Human parechovirus type 3 has been recognized as a cause of pediatric infection, occasionally associated with serious illness, including sepsis and meningitis, particularly among young infants.
Maria Inês Linhares, Ana Brett, Lurdes Correia, Henriqueta Pereira, Cristina Correia, Mónica Oleastro, Rita de Sousa, Fernanda Rodrigues   +7 more
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