Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
Letter
Coronavirus HKU1 in Children, Brazil, 1995
Luiz G. Góes, Edison L. Durigon
, Angélica A. Campos, Noely Hein, Saulo D. Passos, and José A. Jerez
, Angélica A. Campos, Noely Hein, Saulo D. Passos, and José A. JerezTable
Epidemiologic and laboratory data of children with coronavirus infection, Brazil, 1995*
| Specimen no.: HCoV strain by pol analyses | Age/sex | Sample collection date | Clinical diagnosis | Co-infections | Detection method, fragment sequenced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09: HKU1A | 3 mo/F | Mar | Pertussis | ND | Nested PCR, 143 bp |
| 37: HKU1A | 2 mo/M | Apr | Bronchiolitis plus bronchopneumonia | RSV | Nested PCR, 143 bp |
| 90: HKU1B | 4 mo/M | Jul | Upper respiratory infection | ND | Nested PCR, 143 bp |
| 99: HKU1 B | 9 y/M | Jul | Pleural effusion pneumonia | ND | Nested PCR, 143 bp |
| 104: HKU1 A | 2 mo/F | Jul | Pertussis | ND | Pancoronavirus PCR, 143 bp |
| 169: HKU1B | 3 y/F | Nov | Fever, diarrhea | Worms | Pancoronavirus PCR, 173 bp |
*HCoV, human coronavirus; ND, not detected; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.
