Clinical features and molecular epidemiology of coronavirus-HKU1-associated community-acquired pneumonia.
1. Coronavirus (CoV)-HKU1 accounts for 2.4% of community-acquired pneumonia. 2. Clinical features alone cannot differentiate this entity from other community-acquired pneumonia. 3. Further studies are needed to understand the significance of CoV-HKU1 in upper respiratory tract infection and its potential to cause outbreaks of acute viral respiratory illnesses.
Woo
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PC
Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital Compound, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. pcywoo@hku.hk
Lau
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SK
Yuen
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KY
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012307:Risk Factors