Detection of herpes simplex virus (1 and 2), varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, human herpesvirus 6 and enterovirus in immunocompetent tunisian patients with acute neuromeningeal disorder

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-289

  Nahdi, Imen ^a   Boukoum, Hanen ^a   Nabil Ben Salem, Abid ^a   Ben Romdane, Fouad ^b   Hammami, Saber ^b   Chebel, Saber ^b   Mahbouba, Frih Ayed ^b   Guediche, Mohamed Neji ^b   Chakroun, Mohamed ^b   Aouni, Mahjoub ^a   Imbert Marcille, Berthe Marie ^c,d   Bressollette Bodin, Celine ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Acute neuromeningeal disorder; Enterovirus; Herpesvirus; Immunocompetent; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGES; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655180864     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23192     Document Type: Article

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