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Use of Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection in Patient Returning to Belgium from Hungary
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December 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(12):2380-2382
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:An elderly patient in Belgium who became critically ill after returning from Hungary was tested for pathogens using routine diagnostic tests. All results were negative. However, using next-generation sequencing on a cultured respiratory sample, laboratorians detected a complete West Nile virus genome, similar to strains isolated in southeastern Europe.
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Pubmed ID:30457549
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6256386
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Volume:24
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Issue:12
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