Detection and identification of viruses from throat swabs using polymerase chain reaction
| Herpangina (n=22) | Febrile seizures (n=21) | Pharyngitis/tonsillitis (n=135) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMU, Fukushima Medical University; MBCL, Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio-Clinical Laboratories. | |||
| Virus detected by PCR-FMU | 17 | 11 | 26 |
| Virus identified by PCR-MBCL | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Enteroviruses | |||
| Coxsackievirus | |||
| A2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| A4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| A5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| A6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| A8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| B5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Echovirus | |||
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |