The presence of Nipah virus in respiratory secretions and urine of patients during an outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chua, K.B., Lam, S.K., Goh, K.J., Hooi, P.S., Ksiazek, T.G., Kamarulzaman, A., Olson, J., Tan, C.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4607/1/Chua-2001-The_presence_of_Nipa.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4607/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objectives: To study the excretion of Nipah virus in the upper respiratory secretions and urine of infected patients in relation to other clinical features. Methods: Isolation of Nipah virus from the respiratory secretions and urine was made in Vero cells and identified by indirect immunofluorescenc...