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Review
. 2020 Dec;92(12):2911-2916.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26395. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Human parechovirus are emerging pathogens with broad spectrum of clinical syndromes in adults

Auwal Idris Kabuga  1   2 , Ahmad Nejati  1 , Parastoo Soheili  1 , Shohreh Shahmahmoodi  1   3
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Human parechovirus are emerging pathogens with broad spectrum of clinical syndromes in adults

Auwal Idris Kabuga et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Parechoviruses are emerging pathogens of humans often affecting the pediatric age group, with a growing line of evidence implicating them as agents of a broad spectrum of clinical syndromes in adults. However, because many clinicians are not familiar with the manifestation of the infections, they are not included in the list of diagnostic pathogens. Furthermore, due to the indistinguishable feature of the infection compared with other common pathogens, a large number of cases are likely to go unchecked. Some may develop asymptomatic infection and recover without overt clinical disease. In this manuscript, we reviewed available literature on parechovirus infection in adult and summarized information relating to epidemiology, clinical manifestation, laboratory diagnosis, and therapeutics. The information provided should help in early case detection and support an evidence-based clinical decision.

Keywords: adult; clinical manifestation; epidemiology; human parechovirus; infection.

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