Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Encephalitis in Woman, Taiwan

We report an unusual case of pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related encephalitis in an immunocompetent woman. Although rare cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 associated with encephalitis have been reported previously, in this patient, direct viral invasion of the central nervous system was shown by simultaneous d...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Aristine, Kuo, Kuei-Hong, Yang, Chia-Jui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22000373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1710.110916
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Sumario:We report an unusual case of pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related encephalitis in an immunocompetent woman. Although rare cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 associated with encephalitis have been reported previously, in this patient, direct viral invasion of the central nervous system was shown by simultaneous detection of viral RNA and pleocytosis.

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