Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
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Sample Type | Day after Onset of Symptoms (dpo) | qRT-PCR | IgM Ab | IgG Ab | NT WNV-1 | NT WNV-2 | NT USUV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSF | 7 | NEG | POS (7.1) | NEG (0.1) | |||
Serum | 7 | POS (Ct = 38) | POS (8.7) | NEG (0.1) | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Urine | 10 | POS (Ct = 30) | |||||
Serum | 10 | NEG | POS (6.9) | NEG (0.5) | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Urine | 20 | POS (Ct = 30) | |||||
Serum | 20 | NEG | POS (6.4) | POS (2.4) | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Urine | 30 | POS (Ct = 40) | |||||
Serum | 35 | POS (6.1) | POS (3.1) | NEG | NEG | NEG | |
Serum | 45 | POS (7.7) | POS (3.9) | NEG | 1/32 | NEG | |
Urine | 50 | NEG | |||||
Serum | 99 | POS (7.4) | POS (3.6) | NEG | 1/32 | ||
Serum | 9 months | IND (1.3) | POS (3.3) | NEG | 1/16 | ||
Serum | 15 months | NEG | POS (2.7) | NEG | 1/32 |
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Velasco, M.; Sánchez-Seco, M.P.; Campelo, C.; de Ory, F.; Martin, O.; Herrero, L.; Salmerón Béliz, O.J.; Minguito, T.; Campos, M.C.; Molero, F.; et al. Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications. Viruses 2020, 12, 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020156
Velasco M, Sánchez-Seco MP, Campelo C, de Ory F, Martin O, Herrero L, Salmerón Béliz OJ, Minguito T, Campos MC, Molero F, et al. Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications. Viruses. 2020; 12(2):156. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020156
Chicago/Turabian StyleVelasco, María, María Paz Sánchez-Seco, Carolina Campelo, Fernando de Ory, Oriol Martin, Laura Herrero, Octavio J. Salmerón Béliz, Teodora Minguito, Mª Carmen Campos, Francisca Molero, and et al. 2020. "Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications" Viruses 12, no. 2: 156. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12020156