Viral Load as Predictor of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outcome

Duh, Darja; Saksida, Ana; Petrovec, Miroslav; Ahmeti, Salih; Dedushaj, Iusuf; Panning, Marcus; Drosten, Christian; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana

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Viral Load as Predictor of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outcome

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Nov 2007
By Duh, Darja ; Saksida, Ana ; Petrovec, Miroslav ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Duh, Darja ; Saksida, Ana ; Petrovec, Miroslav ; Ahmeti, Salih ; Dedushaj, Iusuf ; Panning, Marcus ; Drosten, Christian ; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana
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We used quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR to measure viral load in serum from 24 patients in Kosovo who had acute Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Viral load correlated with clinical disease and antibodies and could be used as a predictor of disease outcome.
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Dispatch Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Real-time RT-PCR Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Serology Viral Load Yugoslavia
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1769-1772.
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Journal Article
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13
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11
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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