West Nile Virus Infections
West Nile virus may cause a wide range of clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic cases to fatal outcomes. Since it has been seen in Turkey and neighboring areas in recent years, it has attracted increased attention. The virus can cause West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease, w...
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| author | Zeliha KOÇAK TUFAN Cemal BULUT |
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| description | West Nile virus may cause a wide range of clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic cases to fatal outcomes. Since it has been seen in Turkey and neighboring areas in recent years, it has attracted increased attention. The virus can cause West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which includes meningitis, encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis. Diagnosis is made by virus culture, polymerase chain reaction and ELISA. There is no specific therapy for West Nile virus infection and the principal therapy is mainly symptomatic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3decf290428d4c4ba706a9798c3c12002023-02-15T16:15:07ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X2011-03-0116119West Nile Virus InfectionsZeliha KOÇAK TUFAN0Cemal BULUT1Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyWest Nile virus may cause a wide range of clinical presentations ranging from asymptomatic cases to fatal outcomes. Since it has been seen in Turkey and neighboring areas in recent years, it has attracted increased attention. The virus can cause West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which includes meningitis, encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis. Diagnosis is made by virus culture, polymerase chain reaction and ELISA. There is no specific therapy for West Nile virus infection and the principal therapy is mainly symptomatic.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2011-16-1-001-009.pdfWest Nile virusMeningitisEncephalitis |
| spellingShingle | Zeliha KOÇAK TUFAN Cemal BULUT West Nile Virus Infections Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi West Nile virus Meningitis Encephalitis |
| title | West Nile Virus Infections |
| title_full | West Nile Virus Infections |
| title_fullStr | West Nile Virus Infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | West Nile Virus Infections |
| title_short | West Nile Virus Infections |
| title_sort | west nile virus infections |
| topic | West Nile virus Meningitis Encephalitis |
| url | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2011-16-1-001-009.pdf |
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