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- Title
Meningitis Associated with Simultaneous Infection by Multiple Dengue Virus Serotypes in Children, Brazil.
- Authors
Silva Marinho, Paula Eillanny; Bretas de Oliveira, Danilo; Sanchez Candiani, Talitah Michel; Correia Crispim, Ana Paula; Martins Alvarenga, Pedro Paulo; dos Santos Castro, Fabrizia Cristina; Santos Abrahão, Jonatas; Rios, Maria; Santos Coimbra, Roney; Geessien Kroon, Erna; Marinho, Paula Eillanny Silva; Candiani, Talitah Michel Sanchez; Crispim, Ana Paula Correia; Alvarenga, Pedro Paulo Martins; Castro, Fabrizia Cristina Dos Santos; Abrahão, Jonatas Santos; Coimbra, Roney Santos; Kroon, Erna Geessien
- Abstract
To determine the causes of viral meningitis, we analyzed 22 cerebrospinal fluid samples collected during the 2014-2015 dengue epidemics in Brazil. We identified 3 serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1, -2, and -3), as well as co-infection with 2 or 3 serotypes. We also detected the Asian II genotype of DENV-2.
- Subjects
VIRAL meningitis; VIRUS diseases; CEREBROSPINAL fluid; DENGUE; HEMORRHAGIC fever; DENGUE viruses; FLAVIVIRUSES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p115
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2301.160817