The First Infant Death Associated With Human Coronavirus NL63 Infection

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Feb;36(2):231-233. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001390.

Abstract

Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) primarily infects the upper respiratory tract. However, it may cause severe lower respiratory tract infection, and the clinical course may be severe in immunocompromised patients. To our knowledge, child death due to HCoV-NL63 has not been reported. We present a fatal lower respiratory tract disease associated with HCoV-NL63 in a 7-month-old malnourished infant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Coronavirus NL63, Human*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Respiratory Tract Infections*