Hypoglycemic Toxins and Enteroviruses as Causes of Outbreaks of Acute Encephalitis-Like Syndrome in Children, Bac Giang Province, Northern Vietnam

Autor:	Nga Thi Phan, Meriadeg Ar Gouilh, Juliette Paireau, Loan Phuong, Justine Cheval, Nghia Duy Ngu, Charles Hébert, Tuan Hai Nguyen, Olivier Lortholary, Laura Tondeur, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Robert Barouki, Johannes Sander, Nils Janzen, Hien Tran Nguyen, Paul T. Brey, Arnaud Fontanet, Marc Eloit
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	hypoglycemic toxins enteroviruses viruses meningitis/encephalitis encephalitis acute encephalitis syndrome Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 8, Pp 1435-1443 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2408.171004
Popis:	We investigated the cause of seasonal outbreaks of pediatric acute encephalitis-like syndrome associated with litchi harvests (May–July) in northern Vietnam since 2008. Nineteen cerebrospinal fluid samples were positive for human enterovirus B, and 8 blood samples were positive for hypoglycemic toxins present in litchi fruits. Patients who were positive for hypoglycemic toxins had shorter median times between disease onset and admission, more reports of seizures, more reports of hypoglycemia (glucose level
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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