Viral Load as Predictor of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outcome
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (11), 1769-1772
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070222
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.Keywords
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