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Successful recovery of MERS CoV pneumonia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report
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Successful recovery of MERS CoV pneumonia in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report

Sarah Shalhoub, Abdulwahab AlZahrani, Raed Simhairi and Adnan Mushtaq
Journal of clinical virology, Vol.62, pp.69-71
01/01/2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2014.11.030
PMCID: PMC7128447
PMID: 25542475

Abstract

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - diagnosis Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - drug therapy Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Coronavirus Infections - complications Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - drug therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus - genetics Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - drug therapy Radiography, Thoracic Steroids - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) may cause severe pneumonia with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with multiple comorbid condition. MERS CoV pneumonia has not been previously reported in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Herein, we report a case of MERS CoV pneumonia with a successful outcome in a patient recently diagnosed with HIV.

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