Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Meningitis Patients, Japan

Autor:	Masaru Kuwayama, Mikako Ito, Shinichi Takao, Yukie Shimazu, Shinji Fukuda, Kazuo Miyazaki, Ichiro Kurane, Tomohiko Takasaki
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Japanese encephalitis virus meningitis PCR sequence cerebrospinal fluid Japan Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 471-473 (2005)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1103.040285
Popis:	Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from 57 patients diagnosed with meningitis were tested for Japanese encephalitis virus. Total RNA was extracted from the specimens and amplified. Two products had highest homology with Nakayama strain and 2 with Ishikawa strain. Results suggest that Japanese encephalitis virus causes some aseptic meningitis in Japan.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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