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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / immunology
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / virology*
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Viral Load
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Yugoslavia
Substances
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M