First case of severe enterovirus 71 infection in Portugal

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 581-582

  Venâncio, Paulo ^a   Oliveira, Marta ^a   Silva, Rita ^a   Conceição, Carla ^a   Brito, Maria Joäo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE;

BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS 71; ENTEROVIRUS 71 INFECTION; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPASTIC PARESIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84879089776     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828689ab     Document Type: Letter

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