Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children
Cordey S, Laubscher F, Hartley M, Junier T, Pérez-Rodriguez F, Keitel K, Vieille G, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Kagoro F, Boillat-Blanco N, Mbarack Z, Docquier M, Brito F, Eibach D, May J, Sothmann P, Aldrich C, Lusingu J, Tapparel C, D’Acremont V, Kaiser L. Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019, 8: 613-623. PMID: 30999808, PMCID: PMC6493270, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1603791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFeverHumansInfantMalePhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralTanzaniaVirus DiseasesVirusesConceptsTanzanian childrenViral RNA copies/Paediatric outpatient consultationsRNA copies/Higher positivity rateReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRTanzanian adultsFebrile episodesViral loadOutpatient consultationsPositivity rateCopies/Causative pathogenNew agentsRT-PCRPlasma samplesFull-length genomeSusceptible populationChildrenViral originFurther investigationBloodSerumCapsid region