Fatal Coxsackievirus A-16 Pneumonitis in Adult
oleh: François Legay, Nicolas Lévêque, Arnaud Gacouin, Pierre Tattevin, Julien Bouet, Rémi Thomas, Jean-Jacques Chomel
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Coxsackievirus A-16 (CVA-16) is the agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease in children. We report a case of fatal pneumonitis in an adult due to a CVA-16 strain with a low (78.6%) rate of sequence homology with the reference strain. A modified, more virulent, strain of CVA-16 could be emerging.