- Original Article
- Detection rate and clinical impact of respiratory viruses in children with Kawasaki disease
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Ja Hye Kim, Jeong Jin Yu, Jina Lee, Mi-Na Kim, Hong Ki Ko, Hyung Soon Choi, Young-Hwue Kim, Jae-Kon Ko
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(12):470-473. Published online December 20, 2012
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Purpose The purpose of this prospective case-control study was to survey the detection rate of respiratory viruses in children with Kawasaki disease (KD) by using multiplex reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and to investigate the clinical implications of the prevalence of respiratory viruses during the acute phase of KD. MethodsRT-PCR assays were carried out to screen for the presence of respiratory syncytial... |
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