Enterovirus and herpesviridae family as etiologic agents of lymphomonocytary meningitis, Southern Brazil

Enterovirus and herpesviridae family as etiologic agents of lymphomonocytary meningitis, Southern Brazil

Viral meningitis is a common infectious disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that occurs worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify the etiologic agent of lymphomonocytary meningitis in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. During the period of July 2005 to December 2006, 460 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...

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Main Authors: Luine Rosele Renaud Vidal, Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Iara José de Messias-Reason, Meri Bordignon Nogueira, Maria do Carmo Debur, Luís Felipe Cavalli Pessa, Luciane Aparecida Pereira, Indianara Rotta, Gislene Reche de Almeida Takahashi, Clyete Santos da Silveira, Josianne Maria Reimann Araújo, Sonia Mara Raboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
meningite asséptica
meningite linfocítica
meningite linfomonocitária
líquido cefalorraquidiano
sistema nervoso central
enterovirus
herpesvirus
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