Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, southern Chile, 1995-2012

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dc.contributor.authorRiquelme, Raul
dc.contributor.authorRioseco, Maria
dc.contributor.authorBastidas, Lorena
dc.contributor.authorTrincado, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorRiquelme, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorLoyola, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorValdivieso, Francisca
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-08T12:12:11Z
dc.date.available2017-05-08T12:12:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractHantavirus is endemic to the Region de Los Lagos in southern Chile; its incidence is 8.5 times higher in the communes of the Andean area than in the rest of the region. We analyzed the epidemiologic aspects of the 103 cases diagnosed by serology and the clinical aspects of 80 hospitalized patients during 1995-2012. Cases in this region clearly predominated during winter, whereas in the rest of the country, they occur mostly during summer. Mild, moderate, and severe disease was observed, and the case-fatality rate was 32%. Shock caused death in 75% of those cases; high respiratory frequency and elevated creatinine plasma level were independent factors associated with death. Early clinical suspicion, especially in rural areas, should prompt urgent transfer to a hospital with an intensive care unit and might help decrease the high case-fatality rate.
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dc.identifier.citationRiquelme R, Rioseco ML, Bastidas L, Trincado D, Riquelme M, Loyola H, Valdivieso F. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Southern Chile, 1995-2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Apr;21(4):562-8.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1211
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.141437
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
dc.subjecthantavirus
dc.subjectAndes virus
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjecthantavirus pulmonary syndrome
dc.subjectvector-borne infections
dc.subjectviruses
dc.titleHantavirus pulmonary syndrome, southern Chile, 1995-2012
dc.typeArtículo

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