Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult

The infectious etiology of myocarditis often remains unidentified. We report a case of myocarditis associated with human parechovirus (HPeV) infection in an adult. HPeV is an emerging pathogen that can cause serious illness, including myocarditis, in adults. Testing for HPeV should be considered in...

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Autores principales: Kong, Khai Lin, Lau, Jillian S.Y., Goh, Su Mei, Wilson, Heather L., Catton, Mike, Korman, Tony M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28820382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.161256
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author Kong, Khai Lin
Lau, Jillian S.Y.
Goh, Su Mei
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description The infectious etiology of myocarditis often remains unidentified. We report a case of myocarditis associated with human parechovirus (HPeV) infection in an adult. HPeV is an emerging pathogen that can cause serious illness, including myocarditis, in adults. Testing for HPeV should be considered in differential diagnosis of myocarditis.
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spelling pubmed-55728732017-09-02 Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult Kong, Khai Lin Lau, Jillian S.Y. Goh, Su Mei Wilson, Heather L. Catton, Mike Korman, Tony M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The infectious etiology of myocarditis often remains unidentified. We report a case of myocarditis associated with human parechovirus (HPeV) infection in an adult. HPeV is an emerging pathogen that can cause serious illness, including myocarditis, in adults. Testing for HPeV should be considered in differential diagnosis of myocarditis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5572873/ /pubmed/28820382 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.161256 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Kong, Khai Lin
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Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult
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title_full Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult
title_fullStr Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult
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title_short Myocarditis Caused by Human Parechovirus in Adult
title_sort myocarditis caused by human parechovirus in adult
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572873/
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