Article
Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of coronavirus-HKU1-associated community-acquired pneumonia.
Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi - 1 Dec 2009
Woo P C Y, Lau S K P, Yuen K Y
Abstract excerpt
1. Coronavirus (CoV)-HKU1 accounts for 2.4% of community-acquired pneumonia. 2. Clinical features alone cannot differentiate this entity from other community-acquired pneumonia. 3. Further studies are needed to understand the significance of CoV-HKU1 in upper respiratory tract infection and its potential to cause outbreaks of acute viral respiratory illnesses.
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Coronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Female
- Genotype
- Hong Kong
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Nasopharynx
- Pneumonia, Viral