First Detection of Human Coronavirus HKU1 in Greece, in an Immunocompromised Patient With Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
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Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou
Laiko General Hospital, Greece
Georgios Petsinis
Sismanogleio Hospital, Greece
Konstantinos Mantzouranis
Sismanogleio Hospital, Greece
Christos Damaskos
National and Kapodistrian University, Greece
Despoina Melemeni
Sismanogleio Hospital, Greece
Aikaterini Gkoufa
National and Kapodistrian University, Greece
Serafeim Chlapoutakis
Agios Savvas Hospital, Greece
Nikolaos Garmpis
National and Kapodistrian University, Greece
Pagona Sklapani
Mitera Hospital, Greece
Nikolaos Trakas
Sismanogleio Hospital, Greece
Xanthi Tsiafaki
Sismanogleio Hospital, Greece
Published 2021-05-14
https://doi.org/10.15388/Amed.2021.28.1.21
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Keywords

HcoV-HKU1
Human Coronaviruses,
Pneumonia
Immunosuppression

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Georgakopoulou VE, Petsinis G, Mantzouranis K, Damaskos C, Melemeni D, Gkoufa A, et al. First Detection of Human Coronavirus HKU1 in Greece, in an Immunocompromised Patient With Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infection. AML [Internet]. 2021 May 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];28(1):121-6. Available from: https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/22910

Abstract

Human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) is a RNA virus which gets in the human cells by binding to the receptor of  N-acetyl-9-O-acetylneuraminic acid. Human Coronaviruses (HCoVs), including HCoV-HKU1, are globally found. HCoV-HKU1 is responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infections, usually with mild symptoms. In severe cases, HCoV-HKU1 can cause life-threatening respiratory illness especially in vulnerable hosts such as elderly, children and immunocompromised patients. In Greece, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza are the most common viruses causing respiratory tract infections. Traditionally, HCoVs are responsible for less than 3% of respiratory infections in Greek population. HCoVs 229E and OC43 have been shown to circulate in Greece. We report the first case of lung infection in an immunocompromised woman due to HCoV-HKU1, that has never been before detected in Greece. HCoV-HKU1 is related to severe disease even in healthy individuals and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of severe respiratory infections.

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