Childhood acute flaccid myelitis, including the first confirmed cases of enterovirus <scp>D68</scp> myelitis, in Singapore and Southeast Asia
Disability risk in AFM is high despite aggressive immunotherapy. We report the first two confirmed cases of EV D68 AFM in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Authors
- Karen Donceras Nadua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-7458)
- Zhi Min Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-3483)
- Ee Ming Chew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-691X)
- Jia Hui Teo
- Indra Ganesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-4948)
- Chia Yin Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-3324)
- Sing Yee Hoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1971-6490)
- Terrence Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-1652)
- Lin Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1152-3566)
- Andrew Yam
- Jillian Ann Pakiam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2036-3744)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital (SG)
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16727
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40