Open AccessWest Nile Virus Infection in the Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Eddy Fan,
Dale M. Needham,
James Brunton,
R. Kern,
Thomas E. Stewart
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2004/906150
Subject(s) - medicine , critical illness polyneuropathy , intensive care unit , meningoencephalitis , encephalitis , paralysis , flaccid paralysis , encephalopathy , mechanical ventilation , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , acute flaccid paralysis , emergency medicine , surgery , critical illness , virology , critically ill , virus , poliovirus
West Nile virus (WNV) is a rapidly spreading infectious disease in North America. Critical care issues related to WNV are not well described.
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