Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024
Dispatch
Hantavirus Disease Cluster Caused by Seoul Virus, Germany
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of patients infected with Seoul virus, Germany*
Criteria |
Patient 1 |
Patient 2 |
Patient 3 |
Domicile | North Rhine-Westphalia | North Rhine-Westphalia | Lower Saxony |
Sex | M | F | M |
Age, y | 31 | 31 | 20 |
Duration of hospitalization, d | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Initial fever, °C | 40 | 39 | 40 |
Malaise, myalgia, chills, low-back pain, nausea | Y | Y | Y |
Serum creatinine elevation | Y† | N | N |
Thrombocytopenia | Y | Y† | Y |
CRP elevation | Y | Y | Y |
Liver enzyme elevation | Y | Y | Y |
GFR reduction | Y | Y | N |
Proteinuria | Y | Y | Y |
Microhematuria | Y | Y | Y |
Additional clinical findings | Splenomegaly | Splenomegaly | Lung opacity |
*CRP, C-reactive protein; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; LS, Lower Saxony; NRW, North Rhine-Westphalia. †Test result was at the cutoff between positive and negative.
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