Dare Ryan K, Chittaganpitch Malinee, Erdman Dean D
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):465-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1403.071027.
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APM), a virus of free-living amebae, has reportedly caused human respiratory disease. Using 2 newly developed real-time PCR assays, we screened 496 respiratory specimens from 9 pneumonia-patient populations for APM. This virus was not detected in any specimen, which suggests it is not a common respiratory pathogen.
多食棘阿米巴米米病毒（APM）是一种自由生活阿米巴的病毒，据报道可引起人类呼吸道疾病。我们使用两种新开发的实时聚合酶链反应检测方法，对来自9个肺炎患者群体的496份呼吸道标本进行了APM筛查。在任何标本中均未检测到该病毒，这表明它不是常见的呼吸道病原体。
