Reovirus type 2 isolated from cerebrospinal fluid

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-375

  Hermann, Laura ^a   Embree, Joanne ^a   Hazelton, Paul ^a   Wells, Barbara ^b   Coombs, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebrospinal fluid and severe combined immunodeficiency; Reovirus

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHICKENPOX; DIARRHEA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOVIRUS; RHESUS MONKEY; SEPSIS; THRUSH; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; ORTHOREOVIRUS, MAMMALIAN; REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 1942516362     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200404000-00026     Document Type: Article

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