The First Infant Death Associated With Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection

• Published in: The 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Coronavirus Infections; Coronavirus NL63, Human; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Infant; Male; Respiratory Tract Infections

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...