A new case of meningitis due to Toscana virus

New Microbiologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-100

  Greco, Francesco ^a   Mauro, Maria Vittoria ^a   Tenuta, Robert ^a   Apuzzo, Giovanni ^a   Giraldi, Cristina ^a  

^a Annunziata Cosenza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean; Meningoencephalitis; Nested PCR; Phlebotomus; Toscana virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BUNYAVIRUS; BUNYAVIRUS INFECTION; CASE REPORT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MALE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS;

TOSCANA VIRUS;

EID: 84856945718     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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