Hantavirus infection in Thailand: First clinical case report

Yupin Suputthamongkol; Narong Nitatpattana; Methee Chayakulkeeree; Somnuek Palabodeewat; Sutee Yoksan; Jean Paul Gonzalez

Hantavirus infection in Thailand: First clinical case report

Yupin Suputthamongkol
, Narong Nitatpattana
, Methee Chayakulkeeree
, Somnuek Palabodeewat
, Sutee Yoksan
, Jean Paul Gonzalez

Department of Medicine

Siriraj Hospital
Mahidol University
IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study involved 115 cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-220
Number of pages	4
Journal	Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume	36
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 2005

Cite this

@article{ce6d48bc10f0443ba8f87d76cad76421,

title = "Hantavirus infection in Thailand: First clinical case report",

abstract = "This study involved 115 cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.",

author = "Yupin Suputthamongkol and Narong Nitatpattana and Methee Chayakulkeeree and Somnuek Palabodeewat and Sutee Yoksan and Gonzalez, \{Jean Paul\}",

year = "2005",

month = jan,

language = "English",

volume = "36",

pages = "217--220",

journal = "Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health",

issn = "0125-1562",

publisher = "SEAMEO TROPMED Network",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Hantavirus infection in Thailand

T2 - First clinical case report

AU - Suputthamongkol, Yupin

AU - Nitatpattana, Narong

AU - Chayakulkeeree, Methee

AU - Palabodeewat, Somnuek

AU - Yoksan, Sutee

AU - Gonzalez, Jean Paul

PY - 2005/1

Y1 - 2005/1

N2 - This study involved 115 cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.

AB - This study involved 115 cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/17744388196

M3 - Article

C2 - 15906672

AN - SCOPUS:17744388196

SN - 0125-1562

VL - 36

SP - 217

EP - 220

JO - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

JF - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

IS - 1

ER -

Hantavirus infection in Thailand: First clinical case report

Abstract

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this