Risk Factors for West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease, California, 2005

In 2005, 880 West Nile virus cases were reported in California; 305 case-patients exhibited neuroinvasive disease, including meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis. Risk factors independently associated with developing neuroinvasive disease rather than West Nile fever included older ag...

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Autores principales: Jean, Cynthia M., Honarmand, Somayeh, Louie, Janice K., Glaser, Carol A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258047
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1312.061265
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Sumario:In 2005, 880 West Nile virus cases were reported in California; 305 case-patients exhibited neuroinvasive disease, including meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis. Risk factors independently associated with developing neuroinvasive disease rather than West Nile fever included older age, male sex, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

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