Hantavirus Infection in Children in Argentina
Noemí C. Pini*, Amanda Resa†, Gladys del Jesús Laime‡, Gustavo Lecot¶, Thomas G. Ksiazek§, Silvana Levis*, and Delia A. Enria*
Author affiliations: *Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas "Dr. Julio I Maiztegui," Pergamino, Argentina; †Hospital de El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina; ‡Hospital de Orán, Salta, Argentina; ¶Hospital de Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina; §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Table 1
Hantavirus infection in children, Argentina, 1995–1997
Case |
Sex |
Age (yrs) |
Date of onset |
Serologya
Date
IgM
IgG |
Areab |
Outcome |
1 |
M |
9 |
4-19-95 |
5-3-95
>6400
1600 |
South |
Alive |
2 |
F |
5 |
3-21-97 |
3-23-97
>6400
Neg |
North |
Dead |
3 |
M |
9 |
3-30-97 |
4-23-97
1600
400 |
North |
Alive |
4 |
F |
11 |
4-14-97 |
4-16-97
1600
Neg |
North |
Dead |
5 |
M |
5 |
4-27-97 |
4-28-97
1600
Neg |
Central |
Dead |
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