A severe case of human coronavirus 229E pneumonia in an elderly man with diabetes mellitus: a case report

Abstract Background With pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have recently attached worldwide attention as essential pathogens in respiratory infection. HCoV-229E has been described as a rare cause of lower respiratory infection in immunocompetent adults. Cas...

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Main Authors: Wen Sun, Ji-Ping Liao, Kun-Yao Yu, Jian-Xing Qiu, Chen-Li Que, Guang-Fa Wang, Jing Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06188-3