NOROVIRUS-ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALOPATHY

NOROVIRUS-ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALOPATHY

Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis. We describe the case of a 23-month-old girl with encephalopathy possibly associated with norovirus infection. The viral genome was detected in stool, serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. This is the fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2006-07, Vol.25 (7), p.651-652
Hauptverfasser: Ito, Shuichi, Takeshita, Saoko, Nezu, Atsuo, Aihara, Yukoh, Usuku, Shuzo, Noguchi, Yuzo, Yokota, Shumpei
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Caliciviridae Infections - blood
Caliciviridae Infections - cerebrospinal fluid
Caliciviridae Infections - virology
Encephalitis, Viral - blood
Encephalitis, Viral - cerebrospinal fluid
Encephalitis, Viral - virology
Female
Gastroenteritis - virology
Genome, Viral
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Norovirus - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis. We describe the case of a 23-month-old girl with encephalopathy possibly associated with norovirus infection. The viral genome was detected in stool, serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. This is the first report of encephalopathy potentially caused by norovirus as indicated by the presence of the virus genome in CSF.
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/01.inf.0000225789.92512.6d