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Table 2 PCR results for known infectious pathogens of myocarditis

From: Idiopathic acute myocarditis during treatment for controlled human malaria infection: a case report

 

C + 14

C + 15

C + 17

Throat smear tested by PCR for:

   

Adenovirus, Bocavirus, Coronavirus, Chlamydia Psittaci, Enteroviruses, Metapneumovirus, Mycoplasma, Parechovirus, Parainfluenza 1 – 4, Rhinovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Influenza A and B

positive for Rhinovirus

Faeces tested by PCR for:

   

Adenovirus (Adenotype 40 and 41), Astrovirus, Bocavirus, Enteroviruses, Norovirus, Parechovirus, Rotavirus, and Sapovirus

 

negative

 

Blood tested by PCR for:

   

Varicella Zoster Virus, Parvovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Q fever, and HIV load

  

negative

  1. PCR results for known virological and bacteriological causes of myocarditis based on samples taken on day 14, 15, and 17 after CHMI (C + 14, C + 15, and C + 17, respectively).
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Malaria Journal

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