Marija Santini, Jelena Ljubić, Nikola Šoštar, Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek, Maja Bogdanić, Samo Zakotnik, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Miša Korva, Ivan Christian Kurolt, Leona Radmanić, Petra Šimičić, Juraj Krznarić, Branimir Gjurašin, Marko Kutleša, Klaudija Višković, Nataša Cetinić Balent, Renata Žunec, Ivana Margeta Marić, Ana Ribarović, Snjezana Židovec-Lepej
In this article, we report on a rare case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by the Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), which is typically associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). This is the first documented case of PUUV-associated ARDS in Southeast Europe. The diagnosis was confirmed by serum RT-PCR and serology and corroborated by phylogenetic analysis and chemokine profiling. The patient was a 23-year-old male from Zagreb, Croatia, who had recently traveled throughout Europe...
December 12, 2023: Microorganisms