Abstract
Human enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is known to be associated with mild to severe respiratory infections. Recent reports in the United States and Canada of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children with detection of EV-D68 in respiratory samples have raised concerns about the aetiological role of this EV type in severe neurological disease. This case study is the first report of AFP following EV-D68 infection in Europe.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Viral / genetics*
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Enterovirus D, Human / classification
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Enterovirus D, Human / genetics*
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Enterovirus D, Human / isolation & purification
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Enterovirus Infections / complications
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Enterovirus Infections / virology*
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Female
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France
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Humans
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Male
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Paralysis / complications*
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Paralysis / virology
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Pneumonia / diagnosis*
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Pneumonia / virology
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed