Coxsackie A 13 virus in the foci of rheumatism

Faeces and nasopharyngeal washing were examined in 12 patients and 27 contacts of these patients in family foci (primary foci) of rheumatism and in 37 patients and 32 contacts of these patients in secondary foci of rheumatism (in hospitals). Results of stimultaneous examinations of 127 children of t...

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Published in:	Journal of hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology, and immunology Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 195
Main Authors:	Soboleva, V D, Lozovskaya, L S, Alekseveva, V B, Belostotskaya, N P, Bushanskaya, N R, Kalinina, I N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Czech Republic 1978
Subjects:	Adenoviruses, Human - immunology Adolescent Adult Aged Antigens, Viral - analysis Child Child, Preschool Enterovirus - immunology Enterovirus B, Human - immunology Feces Humans Infant Middle Aged Nasopharynx - immunology Rheumatic Diseases - immunology
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Summary:	Faeces and nasopharyngeal washing were examined in 12 patients and 27 contacts of these patients in family foci (primary foci) of rheumatism and in 37 patients and 32 contacts of these patients in secondary foci of rheumatism (in hospitals). Results of stimultaneous examinations of 127 children of the control groups served as the control. An analysis of the results of the investigation showed the Coxsackie A 13 virus was found considerably more frequently in both the patients (83.3%) and their contacts (148.1%) in the primary foci of rheumatism than outside these foci (11.9--15.3%). The difference is statistically significant. Wide distribution of Coxsackie A 13 virus was also observed in clinical departments in which children were hospitalized at the acute stage of rheumatism. We failed to establish marked differences in the rate of detection of other viruses in the foci of rheumatism in comparison with the control groups.
ISSN:	0022-1732