A novel variant of torque teno virus 7 identified in patients with Kawasaki disease.

Kawasaki disease (KD), first identified in 1967, is a pediatric vasculitis of unknown etiology that has an increasing incidence in Japan and many other countries. KD can cause coronary artery aneurysms. Its epidemiological characteristics, such as seasonality and clinical picture of acute systemic i...

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Main Authors: James B Thissen, Mariko Isshiki, Crystal Jaing, Yoshiro Nagao, Dayanara Lebron Aldea, Jonathan E Allen, Masafumi Izui, Thomas R Slezak, Takafumi Ishida, Tetsuya Sano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209683