Clinical characterization of two severe cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade genotype Sochi

Clinical characterization of two severe cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade genotype Sochi

Abstract Background Hantavirus disease belongs to the emerging infections. The clinical picture and severity of infections differ between hantavirus species and may even vary between hantavirus genotypes. The mechanisms that lead to the broad variance of severity in infected patients are not complet...

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Main Authors: Ellen Krautkrämer, Christian Nusshag, Alexandra Baumann, Julia Schäfer, Jörg Hofmann, Paul Schnitzler, Boris Klempa, Peter T. Witkowski, Detlev H. Krüger, Martin Zeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hantavirus
Dobrava-Belgrade virus genotype Sochi
Puumala virus
clinical severity
cytokines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2012-2

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