Enterovirus RNA sequences in sera of schoolchildren in the general population and their association with type 1-diabetes-associated autoantibodies

147 children, comprising autoantibody-positive schoolchildren (n=50), autoantibody-negative schoolchildren (n=50), and children newly diagnosed with T1D (n=47, median 5 days from diagnosis).

Autoantibody-negative age- and sex-matched schoolchildren (n=50)

Presence and frequency of enterovirus (EV) and adenovirus RNA sequences in serumsurrogate