The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 76-83.e1 , July 2008

Utility of DNA Microarrays for Detection of Viruses in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

  • Charles Y. Chiu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Anatoly Urisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Tara L. Greenhow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, CA
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  • Silvi Rouskin, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Shigeo Yagi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA
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  • David Schnurr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA
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  • Carolyn Wright, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • W. Lawrence Drew, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • David Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Microbiology and Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
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  • Peggy S. Weintrub, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Joseph L. DeRisi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Don Ganem, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Don Ganem, Medicine/Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave, Room HSW 1522, Box 0552, San Francisco, CA 94143.

Received 13 August 2007 ,Revised 9 November 2007 ,Accepted 18 December 2007.

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 Supported by a Genentech Graduate Fellowship (A.U.) and grants from the Glaser Pediatric Network (T.G.), the Sandler Program for Asthma Research (J.D.), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.D. and D.G.), and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (C.C., J.D., and D.G.).

 Supplemental information on the output of the E-Predict analysis is available from the authors upon request.

PII: S0022-3476(07)01189-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.12.035

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 76-83.e1 , July 2008