FIRST CASES OF SEVERE FLACCID PARALYSIS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTEROVIRUS D68 INFECTION IN SPAIN, 2015–2016

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1214-1216

  Cabrerizo, María ^a   García Iñiguez, Juan Pablo ^b   Munell, Francina ^c   Amado, Alfonso ^d   Madurga Revilla, Paula ^b   Rodrigo, Carlos ^c,f   Pérez, Sonia ^g   Martínez Sapiña, Ana ^b   Antón, Andrés ^h   Suárez, Gerardo ^d   Rabella, Nuria ⁱ   del Campo, Víctor ^e   Otero, Almudena ^a   Masa Calles, Josefa ^j  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d University Hospital of Vigo   (Spain)

^e Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro EOXI Vigo   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DO MEIXOEIRO   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^j CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

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Author keywords

enterovirus infection; pediatric; severe neurologic diseases; surveillance

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENTEROVIRUS D; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD; VIROLOGY;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS D, HUMAN; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARALYSIS; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 85021683284     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001668     Document Type: Article

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