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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
Routine tests such as a [[complete blood count]] may not show any abnormalities. | *Routine tests such as a [[complete blood count]] may not show any abnormalities. | ||
*[[Leukocytosis]] with an increased number of [[lymphocytes]] can be observed among some patients. <ref name="LuWo2013">{{cite journal|last1=Lu|first1=Q.-B.|last2=Wo|first2=Y.|last3=Wang|first3=H.-Y.|last4=Wei|first4=M.-T.|last5=Zhang|first5=L.|last6=Yang|first6=H.|last7=Liu|first7=E.-M.|last8=Li|first8=T.-Y.|last9=Zhao|first9=Z.-T.|last10=Liu|first10=W.|last11=Cao|first11=W.-C.|title=Detection of enterovirus 68 as one of the commonest types of enterovirus found in patients with acute respiratory tract infection in China|journal=Journal of Medical Microbiology|volume=63|issue=Pt_3|year=2013|pages=408–414|issn=0022-2615|doi=10.1099/jmm.0.068247-0}}</ref> | |||
*Infection with [[non-polio enterovirus]]es can be confirmed by:<ref name="CDC">{{cite web| url=http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/lab-testing/testing-procedures.html| title=CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Laboratory Testing}}</ref> | |||
:* Isolating or identifying the virus in cell culture | |||
:* [[Polymerase chain reaction]] ([[PCR]]) assay. | |||
<ref name="CDC">{{cite web| url=http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/lab-testing/testing-procedures.html| title=CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Laboratory Testing}}</ref> | *[[Non-polio enterovirus]]es can be detected in [[stool]] or rectal swabs and [[respiratory]] specimens (including from the [[throat]]). Depending on the [[symptoms]] other specimen types, such as [[cerebrospinal fluid]], [[blister]] fluid, and [[blood]], can be collected for testing. | ||
*A positive laboratory test for [[non-polio enterovirus]]es from certain specimens, such as [[rectal]] or [[respiratory]] swab, does not necessarily mean the virus is the cause of [[infection]]. [[Non-polio enterovirus]]es can be shed for an extended period of time after the [[symptoms]] have resolved. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory Findings
- Routine tests such as a complete blood count may not show any abnormalities.
- Leukocytosis with an increased number of lymphocytes can be observed among some patients. [1]
- Infection with non-polio enteroviruses can be confirmed by:[2]
- Isolating or identifying the virus in cell culture
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay.
- Non-polio enteroviruses can be detected in stool or rectal swabs and respiratory specimens (including from the throat). Depending on the symptoms other specimen types, such as cerebrospinal fluid, blister fluid, and blood, can be collected for testing.
- A positive laboratory test for non-polio enteroviruses from certain specimens, such as rectal or respiratory swab, does not necessarily mean the virus is the cause of infection. Non-polio enteroviruses can be shed for an extended period of time after the symptoms have resolved.
References
- ↑ Lu, Q.-B.; Wo, Y.; Wang, H.-Y.; Wei, M.-T.; Zhang, L.; Yang, H.; Liu, E.-M.; Li, T.-Y.; Zhao, Z.-T.; Liu, W.; Cao, W.-C. (2013). "Detection of enterovirus 68 as one of the commonest types of enterovirus found in patients with acute respiratory tract infection in China". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 63 (Pt_3): 408–414. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.068247-0. ISSN 0022-2615.
- ↑ "CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Laboratory Testing".