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Discovery of a subgenotype of human coronavirus NL63 associated with severe lower respiratory tract infection in China, 2018.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Jan 2020
Wang Yanqun, Li Xin, Liu Wenkuan, Gan Mian, Zhang Lu, Wang Jin, Zhang Zhaoyong, Zhu Airu, Li Fang, Sun Jing, Zhang Guoxian, Zhuang Zhen, Luo Jiaying, Chen Dehui, Qiu Shuyan, Zhang Li, Xu Duo, Mok Chris Ka Pun, Zhang Fuchun, Zhao Jingxian, Zhou Rong, Zhao Jincun
Abstract excerpt
Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) is primarily associated with common cold in children, elderly and immunocompromised individuals. Outbreaks caused by HCoV-NL63 are rare. Here we report a cluster of HCoV-NL63 cases with severe lower respiratory tract infection that arose in Guangzhou, China, in 2018. Twenty-three hospitalized children were confirmed to be HCoV-NL63 positive, and most of whom were hospitalized...
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