Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Encephalitis in Woman, Taiwan

Authors :: Aristine Cheng
Chia-Jui Yang
Kuei-Hong Kuo
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 10, Pp 1925-1927 (2011)
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.
Abstract: We report an unusual case of pandemic (H1N1) 2009–related encephalitis in an immunocompetent woman. Although rare cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 associated with encephalitis have been reported previously, in this patient, direct viral invasion of the central nervous system was shown by simultaneous detection of viral RNA and pleocytosis.

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