Enterovirus D ‐68 in Children Presenting for Acute Care in the Hospital Setting
ConclusionsAmong pediatric patients presenting to the ED or urgent care, EV‐D68 causes more severe disease than non‐EV‐D68 HRV/EV independent of underlying asthma. High viral load was associated with worse clinical outcomes. Rapid and quantitative viral testing may help identify and risk stratify patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Timothy J. Savage, Jane Kuypers, Helen Y. Chu, Miranda C. Bradford, Anne Marie Buccat, Xuan Qin, Eileen J. Klein, Keith R. Jerome, Janet A. Englund, Alpana Waghmare Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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