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Kingella kingae and Viral Infections [PDF]

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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Neurotropic Enterovirus Infections in the Central Nervous System

Viruses, 2015
Enteroviruses are a group of positive-sense single stranded viruses that belong to the Picornaviridae family. Most enteroviruses infect humans from the gastrointestinal tract and cause mild symptoms.
Hsing-I Huang, Shin-Ru Shih
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Severe human parechovirus type 3 myocarditis and encephalitis in an adolescent with hypogammaglobulinemia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Human parechovirus (HPeV) belongs to the Picornaviridae family of RNA viruses. HPeV infections can be asymptomatic, lead to mild respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, or less frequently cause severe diseases such as sepsis, meningitis ...
Stacey K. Mardekian, Danielle Fortuna, Allan Nix, Tricia Bhatti, Clayton A. Wiley, Adam Flanders, Jacqueline Urtecho, Jennifer Sloane, Jowairiyya Ahmad, Mark T. Curtis   +9 more
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Low Seroprevalence of Aichi Virus Infection in Taiwan

Pathogens, 2021
Aichi virus (AiV) belongs to the genus Kobuvirus of the family Picornaviridae; it is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus without an envelope. AiV causes acute gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever.
Bao-Chen Chen, Tsi-Shu Huang, Nuan-Ya Huang, Chiao-Shan Chen, Yao-Shen Chen, Tsung-Hsien Chang   +5 more
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An Overview of the Characteristics, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Detection of Human Enterovirus in the Arabian Gulf Region

Viruses
Enteroviruses are RNA viruses that initiate infections through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and are associated with enteric illness in individuals of all ages.
Mohammed Ayyub, Joshua George Thomas, Rawad Hodeify   +2 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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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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Curdlan, a Microbial β-Glucan, Has Contrasting Effects on Autoimmune and Viral Models of Multiple Sclerosis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination and axonal degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS).
Fumitaka Sato, Fumitaka Sato, Yumina Nakamura, Aoshi Katsuki, Sundar Khadka, Ijaz Ahmad, Seiichi Omura, Seiichi Omura, Nicholas E. Martinez, Ikuo Tsunoda, Ikuo Tsunoda   +10 more
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