Pathologic studies of fatal cases in outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease, Taiwan

Pathologic studies of fatal cases in outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease, Taiwan

In 1998, an outbreak of enterovirus 71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease occurred in Taiwan. Pathologic studies of two fatal cases with similar clinical features revealed two different causative agents, emphasizing the need for postmortem examinations and modern pathologic techniques in an ou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2001-01, Vol.7 (1), p.146-148
Hauptverfasser: Shieh, W J, Jung, S M, Hsueh, C, Kuo, T T, Mounts, A, Parashar, U, Yang, C F, Guarner, J, Ksiazek, T G, Dawson, J, Goldsmith, C, Chang, G J, Oberste, S M, Pallansch, M A, Anderson, L J, Zaki, S R
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Sprache:eng
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Communicable diseases
Coxsackievirus infections
Disease Outbreaks
Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology
Enterovirus Infections - pathology
Enterovirus Infections - virology
Enteroviruses
Human enterovirus 71
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Taiwan
Taiwan - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:In 1998, an outbreak of enterovirus 71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease occurred in Taiwan. Pathologic studies of two fatal cases with similar clinical features revealed two different causative agents, emphasizing the need for postmortem examinations and modern pathologic techniques in an outbreak investigation.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0701.700146