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==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
Enterovirus 68 infection must be differentiated from other diseases that produce symptoms such as [[fever]], [[runny nose]], [[sneezing]], [[cough]], [[malaise]], [[chest pain]], and [[diarrhea]].  Any viral [[upper respiratory infection]] must be included in the differential diagnosis of enterovirus 68 infection, and a definitive diagnosis is achieved by [[PCR]] assay of a nasopharingeal swab specimen or other available secretions.
Enterovirus 68 infection must be differentiated from other diseases that produce symptoms such as [[fever]], [[runny nose]], [[sneezing]], [[cough]], [[malaise]], [[chest pain]], and [[diarrhea]].  Any viral [[upper respiratory infection]] must be included in the differential diagnosis of enterovirus 68 infection, and a definitive diagnosis is achieved by [[PCR]] assay of a nasopharingeal swab specimen or other available secretions.<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>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

Overview

Enterovirus 68 infection must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever, cough, malaise, and coryza such as: respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, seasonal influenza virus B, coronavirus, and rhinovirus.

Differential Diagnosis

Enterovirus 68 infection must be differentiated from other diseases that produce symptoms such as fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, malaise, chest pain, and diarrhea. Any viral upper respiratory infection must be included in the differential diagnosis of enterovirus 68 infection, and a definitive diagnosis is achieved by PCR assay of a nasopharingeal swab specimen or other available secretions.[1]

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  1. 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.