Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–associated Meningitis, Southern Spain

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was detected in 2 patients with acute meningitis in southern Spain within a 3-year period. Although the prevalence of LCMV infection was low (2 [1.3%] of 159 meningitis patients), it represents 2.9% of all pathogens detected. LCMV is a noteworthy agent of ne...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes, Navarro-Marí, José-María, Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz, Gegúndez, María-Isabel, Palacios, Gustavo, Savji, Nazir, Lipkin, W. Ian, Fedele, Giovanni, de Ory-Manchón, Fernando
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515986
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111646
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author Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes
Navarro-Marí, José-María
Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz
Gegúndez, María-Isabel
Palacios, Gustavo
Savji, Nazir
Lipkin, W. Ian
Fedele, Giovanni
de Ory-Manchón, Fernando
author_facet Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes
Navarro-Marí, José-María
Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz
Gegúndez, María-Isabel
Palacios, Gustavo
Savji, Nazir
Lipkin, W. Ian
Fedele, Giovanni
de Ory-Manchón, Fernando
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description Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was detected in 2 patients with acute meningitis in southern Spain within a 3-year period. Although the prevalence of LCMV infection was low (2 [1.3%] of 159 meningitis patients), it represents 2.9% of all pathogens detected. LCMV is a noteworthy agent of neurologic illness in immunocompetent persons.
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spelling pubmed-33580792012-05-29 Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–associated Meningitis, Southern Spain Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes Navarro-Marí, José-María Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz Gegúndez, María-Isabel Palacios, Gustavo Savji, Nazir Lipkin, W. Ian Fedele, Giovanni de Ory-Manchón, Fernando Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was detected in 2 patients with acute meningitis in southern Spain within a 3-year period. Although the prevalence of LCMV infection was low (2 [1.3%] of 159 meningitis patients), it represents 2.9% of all pathogens detected. LCMV is a noteworthy agent of neurologic illness in immunocompetent persons. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3358079/ /pubmed/22515986 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1805.111646 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes
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Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz
Gegúndez, María-Isabel
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Lipkin, W. Ian
Fedele, Giovanni
de Ory-Manchón, Fernando
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title_sort lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus–associated meningitis, southern spain
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358079/
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