Outbreak of viral meningitis caused by echovirus type 4 in Misiones province;Brote epidémico de meningitis viral causado por echovirus tipo 4 en la provincia de Misiones

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-46

  Greno, S L ^a   Robledo, M L ^a   Von Specht, M H ^a   Cisterna, D M ^b   Lema, C L ^b   Freire, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ECHO 4; Outbreak; Viral meningitis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ECHO VIRUS; ECHO VIRUS 4; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECHOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 44349148649     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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