Myocarditis Outbreak among Adults, Illinois, 2003

Myocarditis Outbreak among Adults, Illinois, 2003

An outbreak of myocarditis occurred among adults in Illinois in 2003. Diagnostic testing of myocardial tissues from 3 patients and comprehensive tests for enterovirus and adenovirus of other specimens from patients were inconclusive. Appropriate specimen collection from patients with idiopathic card...

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Main Authors: Gregory D. Huhn, Cindy Gross, David Schnurr, Chris Preas, Shigeo Yagi, Sarah Reagan, Chris Paddock, Douglas Passaro, Mark S. Dworkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
myocarditis
cardiomyopathy
viral
outbreak
biopsy
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/10/04-1152_article

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