Viral RNA in Blood as Indicator of Severe Outcome in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

Kim, So Yeon; Park, Sun Jae; Cho, Sook Young; Cha, Ran-hui; Jee, Hyeon-Gun; Kim, Gayeon; Shin, Hyoung-Shik; Kim, Yeonjae; Jung, Yu Mi; Yang, Jeong-Sun; Kim, Sung Soon; Cho, Sung Im; Kim, Man Jin; Lee, Jee-Soo; Lee, Seung Jun; Seo, Soo Hyun; Park, Sung Sup; Seong, Moon-Woo

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Viral RNA in Blood as Indicator of Severe Outcome in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

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Oct 15 2016
By Kim, So Yeon ; Park, Sun Jae ; Cho, Sook Young ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Kim, So Yeon ; Park, Sun Jae ; Cho, Sook Young ; Cha, Ran-hui ; Jee, Hyeon-Gun ; Kim, Gayeon ; Shin, Hyoung-Shik ; Kim, Yeonjae ; Jung, Yu Mi ; Yang, Jeong-Sun ; Kim, Sung Soon ; Cho, Sung Im ; Kim, Man Jin ; Lee, Jee-Soo ; Lee, Seung Jun ; Seo, Soo Hyun ; Park, Sung Sup ; Seong, Moon-Woo
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We evaluated the diagnostic and clinical usefulness of blood specimens to detect Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in 21 patients from the 2015 outbreak in South Korea. Viral RNA was detected in blood from 33% of patients at initial diagnosis, and the detection preceded a worse clinical course.
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Coronavirus Infections Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Patient Outcome Assessment Prognosis Rna, Viral Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(10):1813-1816.
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27479636
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PMC5038397
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Journal Article
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Republic of Korea
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22
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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