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Human coronavirus NL63 associated with lower respiratory tract symptoms in early life

Contributors

Kaiser, Laurent; Regamey, Nicolas; Roiha, Hanna; Deffernez, Christelle; Frey, Urs

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The Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 24, no. 11, p. 1015-1017

Publication date

2005

Abstract

Coronavirus NL63 has been identified as a new member of the coronavirus genus, but its role as a cause of respiratory disease needs to be established. We studied the first episode of lower respiratory tract symptoms in a cohort of healthy neonates. NL63 was identified in 6 (7%) of 82 cases and was as frequent as other coronaviruses (9%). NL63 was recovered at the onset of symptoms and was cleared within 3 weeks in half of the cases. Our data suggests that coronavirus NL63 causes lower respiratory tract symptoms and is acquired in early life.

Keywords

  • Coronavirus/ classification/ isolation & purification
  • Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis/ epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Prospective Studies
  • Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis/ epidemiology
  • Seasons
  • Switzerland/epidemiology

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KAISER, Laurent et al. Human coronavirus NL63 associated with lower respiratory tract symptoms in early life. In: The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2005, vol. 24, n° 11, p. 1015–1017. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000183773.80217.12

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http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006454-200511000-00022&LSLINK=80&D=ovft

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0891-3668
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