PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE VIRUS ETIOLOGY OR CHILDREN S ACUTE MYOCARDITIS IN WUHAN

This study was carried out from 1970-1980. Throat and feces samples for viral isolation were taken from acute children s myocarditis patients and antibodies to Coxsackie B_(1-6)viruses were mesured by a microneuralization test.Seven strains were isolated.They were 3 Adenoviruses,1. Coxsackie B_3 virus,1 Echo virus and 2 cnteroviruses.Moderate order associations were present for four patients because 3 Adonoviruses and Coxsackic B_3 virus were isolated from the feces and four fold increase in type specific n...