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Acute life threatening event (ALTE) in an infant with human coronavirus HCoV‐229E infection
Author(s) -
Simon Arne,
Völz Sebastian,
Höfling Katja,
Kehl Alexandra,
Tillman Ramona,
Müller Andreas,
Kupfer Bernd,
EisHübinger AnnaMaria,
Lentze Michael J.,
Bode Udo,
Schildgen Oliver
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.20595
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , coronavirus , pathogenesis , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , covid-19 , betacoronavirus , immunology , respiratory system , respiratory infection , viral infection , virology , pediatrics , virus , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
In this short report we discuss the temporal association between an acute life threatening event (ALTE) and a RT‐PCR confirmed coronavirus HCoV‐229E infection in a 4 months old otherwise healthy infant. More detailed microbiological investigations of affected children even without apparent signs of a respiratory tract infection may help to clarify the etiology in some patients and extend our understanding of the pathogenesis. PCR‐based techniques should be utilized to increase the sensitivity of detection for old and new respiratory viral pathogens in comparable cases. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007; 42:393–396. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.