title: Viral load as predictor of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outcome.
abstract: We used quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR to measure viral load in serum from 24 patients in Kosovo who had acute Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Viral load correlated with clinical disease and antibodies and could be used as a predictor of disease outcome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Darja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duh
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saksida
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrovec
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmeti
authors.forename: Iusuf
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dedushaj
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panning
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avsic-Zupanc
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019562:Viral Load; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M