| Literature DB >> 21411596 |
María P Romero-Gómez1, Luis Guereta, Julia Pareja-Grande, José Martínez-Alarcón, Inmaculada Casas, Guillermo Ruiz-Carrascoso, Fernando de Ory, Francisco Pozo.
Abstract
The association between respiratory viruses and myocarditis has hardly ever been described. We report a case of acute myocarditis in an immunocompetent child associated with the presence of parainfluenza virus type 3 infection, in a context of recent influenza illness, confirmed by molecular and serological studies.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21411596 PMCID: PMC3122673 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02638-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948