Enterovirus D68–Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Immunocompromised Woman, Europe

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Giombini, Emanuela ; Rueca, Martina ; Barberi, Walter ; Iori, Anna Paola ; Inghilleri, Maurizio ; Castilletti, Concetta ; Scognamiglio, Paola ; Vairo, Francesco ; Ippolito, Giuseppe ; Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria ; Valli, Maria Beatrice
• Description:
  In Europe in 2016, acute flaccid myelitis developed in a woman who had received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Enterovirus D68 viral genome was detected in respiratory and cerebrospinal fluid samples, and the viral protein 1 sequence clustered with lineage B3. Immunocompromised adults may be at risk for enterovirus D68-associated neurologic complications.
• Subjects:
  Acute Flaccid Myelitis Central Nervous System Infection Dispatch Enterovirus D68 Enterovirus D68–Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis In Immunocompromised Woman, Europe Europe Human Immunocompromised Patient Molecular Epidemiology Viruses Vp1 Sequencing

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(10):1690-1693.
• Pubmed ID:
  28930024
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5621549
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b8444fe3f189b175e764dd15cc9c9c0f0e345b526109091d31e7a3ac499eecd7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48992/cdc_48992_DS1.pdf
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