A patient with severe respiratory failure caused by novel human coronavirus.

Guberina, H; Witzke, O; Timm, J; Dittmer, U; Müller, M A; Drosten, C; Bonin, F

Guberina, H; Witzke, O; Timm, J; Dittmer, U; Müller, M A; Drosten, C; Bonin, F.

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Guberina H; Department of Nephrology, Essen University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany, hana.guberina@uk-essen.de.

Infection ; 42(1): 203-6, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23900771

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report a case of a 45-year-old patient who developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome accompanied by renal failure. An infection with a novel human coronavirus was confirmed and found to be the reason for rapidly progressive respiratory failure of our patient.

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Coronavirus Infections/complications; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus/classification; Coronavirus/isolation & purification; Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnosis; Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology; Coronavirus Infections/parasitology; Humans; Lung/diagnostic imaging; Lung/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography, Thoracic; Respiratory Insufficiency/virology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Insufficiency / Coronavirus Infections / Coronavirus Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Infection Year: 2014 Type: Article

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