Human Metapneumovirus-associated Atypical Pneumonia and SARS

Human Metapneumovirus-associated Atypical Pneumonia and SARS

Acute pneumonia developed in a previously healthy man during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in southern China in March 2003. Antibiotic treatment was ineffective, and he died 8 days after illness onset. Human metapneumovirus was isolated from lung tissue. No other pathogen...

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Main Authors: Paul K.S. Chan, Ka-Fai To, Alan Wu, Gary M.K. Tse, Kui-Fat Chan, Siu-Fai Lui, Joseph J.Y. Sung, John S. Tam, Brian Tomlinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human metapneumovirus
respiratory tract infection
postmortem
SARS
Hong Kong
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/03-0513_article

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