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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Main Authors: Wun-Ju Shieh, Shih-Ming Jung, Chuen Hsueh, Tseng-Tong Kuo, Anthony W. Mounts, Umesh D. Parashar, Chen Fu Yang, Jeannette Guarner, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Jacqueline Dawson, Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Gwong-Jen J. Chang, Steve M. Oberste, Mark A. Pallansch, Larry J. Anderson, Sherif R. Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Taiwan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/1/70-0146_article

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