Possible Central Nervous System Infection by SARS Coronavirus
Autor: | Kwok-Kwong Lau, Wai-Cho Yu, Chung-Ming Chu, Suet-Ting Lau, Bun Sheng, K.Y. Yuen |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 342-344 (2004) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1002.030638 |
Popis: | On day 22 of illness, generalized tonic-clonic convulsion developed in a 32-year-old woman with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Cerebrospinal fluid tested positive for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. SARS-CoV may have caused an infection in the central nervous system in this patient. |
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