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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Ahmeti, Salih ; Berisha, Lindita ; Halili, Bahrije ; Ahmeti, Florim ; von Possel, Ronald ; ... More +
Ahmeti, Salih ; Berisha, Lindita ; Halili, Bahrije ; Ahmeti, Florim ; von Possel, Ronald ; Thomé-Bolduan, Corinna ; Michel, Anett ; Priesnitz, Simone ; Reisinger, Emil C. ; Günther, Stephan ; Krüger, Andreas ; Sherifi, Kurtesh ; Jakupi, Xhevat ; Hemmer, Christoph J. ; Emmerich, Petra ; Less -
Description:
During 2013-2016, a total of 32 patients were treated for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Prishtina, Kosovo; 11 died. In the 11 patients who died, findings included viral loads >1 × 10|/mL, lactate dehydrogenase >2,700 U/mL, bleeding, and impaired consciousness. Ribavirin therapy had no noticeable effect in this small patient sample.
Subject:
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Bleeding
Case-fatality Rate
CCHF
Coma
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Kosovo, 2013–2016
Dispatch
Lactate Dehydrogenase
LDH
Ribavirin
Somnolence
Viral Load
Viruses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):321-324
Pubmed ID:
30666932
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6346452
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
Z01 AA000277/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States ;
Place as Subject:
Kosovo ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:611ca757e120e3f403c8aab56dfbdb0187dd4c9cf3475ad83c31aa7fe4fad264
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