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Enterovirus 75 Encephalitis in Children, Southern India

Authors :
Penny Lewthwaite
David Perera
Mong How Ooi
Anna Last
Ravi Kumar
Anita Desai
Ashia Begum
Vasanthapuram Ravi
M. Veera Shankar
Phaik Hooi Tio
Mary Jane Cardosa
Tom Solomon
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 11, Pp 1780-1782 (2010)
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010.

Abstract

Recent outbreaks of enterovirus in Southeast Asia emphasize difficulties in diagnosis of this infection. To address this issue, we report 5 (4.7%) children infected with enterovirus 75 among 106 children with acute encephalitis syndrome during 2005–2007 in southern India. Throat swab specimens may be useful for diagnosis of enterovirus 75 infection.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
16
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7efd2431e09242ae9a69ed2d859113a7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1611.100672