Title |
An approach for differentiating echovirus 30 and Japanese encephalitis virus infections in acute meningitis/encephalitis: a retrospective study of 103 cases in Vietnam
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Published in |
Virology Journal, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-10-280 |
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Authors |
Yuki Takamatsu, Leo Uchida, Phan Thi Nga, Kenta Okamoto, Takeshi Nabeshima, Dang Thi Thu Thao, Do Thien Hai, Nguyen Thi Tuyet, Hoang Minh Duc, Le Xuan Luat, Futoshi Hasebe, Kouichi Morita |
Abstract |
In recent decades, Echovirus 30 (E30) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) have been reported to be the common causative agents of acute meningitis among patients in South East Asia. An E30 outbreak in Vietnam in 2001-2002 gained our interest because the initial clinical diagnosis of infected patients was due to JEV infection. There are few clinical insights regarding E30 cases, and there are no reports comparing E30 and JEV acute meningitis/encephalitis cases based on clinical symptoms and case histories. We therefore aimed to identify reliable clinical methods to differentiate E30 and JEV acute meningitis/encephalitis. |
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