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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb;36(2):231-233.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001390.

The First Infant Death Associated With Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection

Capan Konca  1 , Gulay Korukluoglu, Mehmet Tekin, Habip Almis, İbrahim Hakan Bucak, Hatice Uygun, Ayse Basak Altas, Fatma Bayrakdar
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The First Infant Death Associated With Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection

Capan Konca et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) primarily infects the upper respiratory tract. However, it may cause severe lower respiratory tract infection, and the clinical course may be severe in immunocompromised patients. To our knowledge, child death due to HCoV-NL63 has not been reported. We present a fatal lower respiratory tract disease associated with HCoV-NL63 in a 7-month-old malnourished infant.

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