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Acute Zika Virus Infection as a Risk Factor for Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Puerto Rico

Authors :
Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán
Carlos A. Luciano
Tyler M. Sharp
Nicole A. Medina
Brenda Rivera-Garcia
Chelsea G. Major
Emilio Dirlikov
Source :
JAMA. 318:1498
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
American Medical Association (AMA), 2017.

Abstract

This case-control study conducted during the Zika virus epidemic in Puerto Rico estimates the association between preceding Zika virus infection and subsequent Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Details

ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
318
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JAMA
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f49d15658656329c58c51af79922b89a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.11483