Human Metapneumovirus RNA in Encephalitis Patient

We describe a fatal case of encephalitis that might be correlated with primary human metapneumovirus (HMPV) encephalitis. Postmortem HMPV RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from the patient. Furthermore, HMPV RNA was found in culture fluids from cells coincubated with lung tissue.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schildgen, Oliver, Glatzel, Thomas, Geikowski, Tilman, Scheibner, Bärbel, Simon, Arne, Bindl, Lutz, Born, Mark, Viazov, Sergei, Wilkesmann, Anja, Knöpfle, Gisela, Roggendorf, Michael, Matz, Bertfried
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15757568
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1103.040676

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