Characterization of Human Coronavirus Etiology in Chinese Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection by Real-Time RT-PCR Assays

Roujian Lu; Xiaoyan Yu; Wen Wang; Xijie Duan; Linglin Zhang; Weimin Zhou; Jin Xu; Lingjie Xu; Qin Hu; Jianxin Lu; Li Ruan; Zhong Wang; Wenjie Tan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038638

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Characterization of Human Coronavirus Etiology in Chinese Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection by Real-Time RT-PCR Assays

Roujian Lu,

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Xiaoyan Yu,

Affiliations National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Medical Virology, Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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Wen Wang,

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Xijie Duan,

Affiliation Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Linglin Zhang,

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Weimin Zhou,

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Jin Xu,

Affiliation Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lingjie Xu,

Affiliation Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Qin Hu,

Affiliations National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Medical Virology, Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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Jianxin Lu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Medical Virology, Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China
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Li Ruan,

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Zhong Wang ,

* E-mail: wangzhong523@vip.163.com (ZW); tanwj28@yahoo.cn (WT)

Affiliation Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wenjie Tan

* E-mail: wangzhong523@vip.163.com (ZW); tanwj28@yahoo.cn (WT)

Affiliation National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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Characterization of Human Coronavirus Etiology in Chinese Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection by Real-Time RT-PCR Assays

Roujian Lu,
Xiaoyan Yu,
Wen Wang,
Xijie Duan,
Linglin Zhang,
Weimin Zhou,
Jin Xu,
Lingjie Xu,
Qin Hu,
Jianxin Lu

Published: June 15, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038638

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