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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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