Poliomyelitis-like syndrome in a child with West Nile virus infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 788-789

  Heresi, Gloria P ^a,b   Mancias, Pedro ^a   Mazur, Lynette J ^a   Butler, Ian J ^a   Murphy, James R ^a   Cleary, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JFB 1739 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Paralysis; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POLIOMYELITIS; SYNDROME; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 4043133712     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000134309.46460.82     Document Type: Article

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