Atypical presentations of MERS-CoV infection in immunocompromised hosts

During the 2015 Korean MERS outbreak, we experienced atypical presentations of MERS-CoV infections in three immunocompromised hosts that warranted exceptional management. Case 1 showed delayed symptom development after a four-day asymptomatic period, Case 2 experienced a 20-day incubation period, an...

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Autores principales: Kim, Si-Ho, Ko, Jae-Hoon, Park, Ga Eun, Cho, Sun Young, Ha, Young Eun, Kang, Ji-Man, Kim, Yae-Jean, Huh, Hee Jae, Ki, Chang-Seok, Jeong, Byeong-Ho, Park, Jinkyeong, Jang, Jun Ho, Kim, Won Seog, Kang, Cheol-In, Chung, Doo Ryeon, Song, Jae-Hoon, Peck, Kyong Ran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7129274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28545936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2017.04.004
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Sumario:During the 2015 Korean MERS outbreak, we experienced atypical presentations of MERS-CoV infections in three immunocompromised hosts that warranted exceptional management. Case 1 showed delayed symptom development after a four-day asymptomatic period, Case 2 experienced a 20-day incubation period, and Case 3 exhibited persistent viral shedding without clinical deterioration. Recognizing these exceptions is extremely important in the management of MERS-CoV-exposed or -infected patients and for control of potential MERS outbreaks.

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