Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
October 2009
Objective: To analyze the etiology and clinical manifestations of 70 patients with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD).
Methods: The viral RNA from the pharynx swab samples were extracted and collected from 70 HFMD patients (of which, 60 cases were under 5 years old) to detect the 5'-UTR gene of EV, the Vp3-Vp1 genes of EV71 and Cox-A16 by utilizing the technique of RT-PCR.
Results: Of 70 HFMD patients, 30 cases (42.