Key result
Coxsackievirus RNA was detected in 46.9% of herpangina patients, with CV-A10 being the most prevalent serotype (19 of 30 positive samples), followed by CV-A6 and CV-A5.
Population
64 herpangina patients who visited 9 pediatric clinics in Aichi Prefecture between April and July 2005, ages…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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CV-A10 predominance in herpangina supports targeted surveillance; leaves open whether these serotypes drive current outbreaks.
Cross-Sectional (n=64)
Yes
In 2005, an outbreak of herpangina in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, was primarily driven by coxsackievirus A10 and A6.
Yamashita et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Herpangina (n=64). Coxsackievirus A infection was evaluated on Detection of virus RNA using PCR. Coxsackievirus RNA was detected in 46.9% of herpangina patients, with CV-A10 being the most prevalent serotype (19 of 30 positive samples), followed by CV-A6 and CV-A5.
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