Aetiology of PCR negative suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in an endemic area

Esra Tanyel; Mustafa Sunbul; Tom Fletcher; Hakan Leblebicioglu

doi:10.1080/20477724.2016.1213958

Aetiology of PCR negative suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in an endemic area

Esra Tanyel, Mustafa Sunbul, Tom Fletcher, Hakan Leblebicioglu

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Ondokuz Mayis University

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Abstract

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne viral infection that is widely distributed worldwide. The diagnosis is frequently missed due to the non-specific initial symptoms and the differential diagnosis included many infectious and non-infectious causes. This retrospective study describes the clinical features and final diagnoses of 116 suspect CCHF cases that were admitted to a tertiary CCHF center in Turkey, and were CCHF IgM and PCR negative.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-177
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pathogens and Global Health
Volume	110
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2016.1213958
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2016

Keywords

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever
Endemic area
Misdiagnosis
Viral hemorrhagic fever

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