TABLE 2.
Clinical characteristics of the patients who presented with infections associated with EV-C
EV type | Sexa | Age | Date | Material | Clinical presentation | Coinfections | Underlying condition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EV-C109 | M | 7 yr | 13 December 2014 | Respiratory | Mild respiratory illness and vesicles | CV-A6 | Renal transplantation |
EV-C109 | F | 35 yr | 26 December 2014 | Respiratory | Fever, cough | Influenza A | Cyclical neutropenia |
EV-C109 | F | 6 mo | 28 January 2014 | Respiratory | Fever/respiratory distress | HMPV | None |
EV-C109 | M | 32 yr | 1 February 2015 | Respiratory | Viral meningitisb | None | Lymphoma |
EV-C109 | F | 59 yr | 3 February 2015 | Respiratory/feces | Nausea, vomiting | Norovirus | Lung transplantation |
EV-C109 | F | 62 yr | 17 February 2015 | Respiratory | Mild respiratory illness | None | Lung transplantation |
CV-A21 | F | 17 yr | 8 August 2013 | Feces | Diarrhea | Adenovirus | Liver transplantation |
CV-A21 | M | 59 yr | 19 September 2013 | Respiratory | Cold + reduced lung function | None | Lung transplantation |
CV-A21 | F | 38 yr | 5 November 2013 | Respiratory | Asthma exacerbation | None | Asthma |
CV-A21 | M | 52 yr | 10 December 2013 | Respiratory | SOBc, pleuritic pain, pericarditis | None | Lymphoma |
EV-C117 | M | 27 yr | 23 December 2013 | Respiratory | Mild cold | None | None |
EV-C104 | F | 10 yr | 2 January 2014 | Respiratory | Seizure | None | Leukemia |
EV-C105 | M | 19 yr | 3 September 2014 | Respiratory | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | None |
F, female; M, male.
This patient, undergoing treatment for malignant lymphoma, presented with symptoms of viral meningitis and elevated lymphocyte count in cerebrospinal fluid. Enterovirus was detected in cerebrospinal fluid but with an insufficient load for genotyping. EV-C109 was detected in a sample of respiratory material.
SOB, shortness of breath.