The First Infant Death Associated With Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection

Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) primarily infects the upper respiratory tract. However, it may cause severe lower respiratory tract infection, and the clinical course may be severe in immunocompromised patients. To our knowledge, child death due to HCoV-NL63 has not been reported. We present a fa...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 36; no. 2; p. 231
Main Authors Konca, Capan, Korukluoglu, Gulay, Tekin, Mehmet, Almis, Habip, Bucak, İbrahim Hakan, Uygun, Hatice, Altas, Ayse Basak, Bayrakdar, Fatma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2017
Subjects
Coronavirus Infections
Coronavirus NL63, Human
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infant
Male
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Summary:Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) primarily infects the upper respiratory tract. However, it may cause severe lower respiratory tract infection, and the clinical course may be severe in immunocompromised patients. To our knowledge, child death due to HCoV-NL63 has not been reported. We present a fatal lower respiratory tract disease associated with HCoV-NL63 in a 7-month-old malnourished infant.
ISSN:1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0000000000001390