Yellow fever in a traveller returning from Suriname to the Netherlands, March 2017

A Dutch traveller returning from Suriname in early March 2017, presented with fever and severe acute liver injury. Yellow fever was diagnosed by (q)RT-PCR and sequencing. During hospital stay, the patient’s condition deteriorated and she developed hepatic encephalopathy requiring transfer to the int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan, Knoester, Marjolein, van den Berg, Aad P, GeurtsvanKessel, Corine H, Koopmans, Marion PG, Van Leer-Buter, Coretta, Oude Velthuis, Bob, Pas, Suzan D, Ruijs, Wilhelmina LM, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas, Vreden, Stephen GS, van der Werf, Tjip S, Reusken, Chantal BEM, Bierman, Wouter FW
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2017
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28333617
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.11.30488
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Sumario:A Dutch traveller returning from Suriname in early March 2017, presented with fever and severe acute liver injury. Yellow fever was diagnosed by (q)RT-PCR and sequencing. During hospital stay, the patient’s condition deteriorated and she developed hepatic encephalopathy requiring transfer to the intensive care. Although yellow fever has not been reported in the last four decades in Suriname, vaccination is recommended by the World Health Organization for visitors to this country.

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