Characteristics of Patients with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2015–2018

Characteristics of Patients with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2015–2018

Observed peaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) cases have occurred biennially since 2014 in the United States. We aimed to determine if AFM etiology differed between peak and nonpeak years, considering that clinical features of AFM differ by virus etiology. We compared clinical and laboratory charac...

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Main Authors: Nilay McLaren, Adriana Lopez, Sarah Kidd, John X. Zhang, W. Allan Nix, Ruth Link-Gelles, Adria Lee, Janell A. Routh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
myelitis
paralysis
enterovirus
pediatrics
acute flaccid myelitis
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/2/19-1453_article

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