Enterovirus D68 Infection in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014

Aliabadi, Negar; Messacar, Kevin; Pastula, Daniel M.; Robinson, Christine C.; Leshem, Eyal; Sejvar, James J.; Nix, W. Allan; Oberste, M. Steven; Feikin, Daniel R.; Dominguez, Samuel R.

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Enterovirus D68 Infection in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014

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Aug 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151949 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1387-1394.

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Aliabadi, Negar ; Messacar, Kevin ; Pastula, Daniel M. ; Robinson, Christine C. ; Leshem, Eyal ; ... More ▼

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27434186

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PMC4982171

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During August 8, 2014-October 14, 2014, a total of 11 children with acute flaccid myelitis and distinctive neuroimaging changes were identified near Denver, Colorado, USA. A respiratory prodrome was experienced by 10, and nasopharyngeal specimens were positive for enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) for 4. To determine whether an association exists between EV-D68 infection and acute flaccid myelitis, we conducted a retrospective case-control study comparing these patients with 2 groups of outpatient control children (1 group tested for acute respiratory illness and 1 for Bordetella pertussis infection). Adjusted analyses indicated that, for children with acute flaccid myelitis, the odds of having EV-D68 infection were 10.3 times greater than for those tested for acute respiratory infection and 4.5 times greater than for those tested for B. pertussis infection. No statistical association was seen between acute flaccid myelitis and non-EV-D68 enterovirus or rhinovirus infection. These findings support an association between EV-D68 infection and acute flaccid myelitis.

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