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Clinical Subpopulations in a Sample of North American Children Diagnosed With Acute Flaccid Myelitis, 2012-2016
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Elrick,
Eliza GordonLipkin,
Thomas O. Crawford,
Keith Van Haren,
Kevin Messacar,
Nicole Thornton,
Elizabeth Dee,
Annie Voskertchian,
Jessica Nance,
Laura Muñoz,
Mark Gorman,
Lina Benson,
David L. Thomas,
Carlos A. Pardo,
Aaron M. Milstone,
Priya Duggal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4890
Subject(s) - medicine , myelitis , pediatrics , acute flaccid paralysis , immunology , spinal cord , virus , psychiatry , poliovirus
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is an emerging poliolike illness of children whose clinical spectrum and associated pathogens are only partially described. The case definition is intentionally encompassing for epidemiologic surveillance to capture all potential AFM cases. Defining a restrictive, homogenous subpopulation may aid our understanding of this emerging disease.

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