Enterovirus A71 and coxsackievirus A16 show different replication kinetics in human neuronal and non-neuronal cell lines

• Main Authors: Yogarajah, Thinesshwary, Ong, Kienchai, David, Perera, WONG, Kumthong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag Wien 2016
• Subjects: QR180 Immunology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15334/1/kien.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15334/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84996590251&doi=10.1007%2fs00705-016-3157-4&partnerID=40&md5=aeac904417893c9795f1a1329a7f14fc
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) are closely related enteroviruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children. Serious neurological complications almost always occur in EV-A71 infection, but are rare in CV-A16 infection. Based on the hypothesis that this may b...