Hand-foot-and-mouth disease other diagnostic studies

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

Overview

Hand foot mouth disease is a clinical diagnosis, there is no need for performing diagnostic tests.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Hand foot mouth disease is a clinical diagnosis, there is no need for performing diagnostic tests, however molecular testing can be done to identify the serotype of enterovirus.

Molecular Testing

It is done based on the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR). The detection of the serotype is by amplification of the 5′- untranslated region of the viral RNA.^[1]

References

↑ Teo, Fiona Mei Shan; Chu, Justin Jang Hann (2016). “Diagnosis of human enteroviruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease”. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 14 (5): 443–445. doi:10.1586/14787210.2016.1173543. ISSN 1478-7210.

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[TeoChu2016-1] Teo, Fiona Mei Shan; Chu, Justin Jang Hann (2016). “Diagnosis of human enteroviruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease”. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 14 (5): 443–445. doi:10.1586/14787210.2016.1173543. ISSN 1478-7210.

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