Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.

Toscana virus (TOSV) endemic in central Italy, has been documented in several European countries of the Mediterranean region. It is a neurotropic virus and in some of these countries studies to investigate seroprevalence have been done. In a recent etiologic study of meningitis we chose 106 of 308 s...

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Main Authors: Lurdes Santos, Maria João Cardoso, Ana Sofia Marinho, Tiago Guimarães, António Sarmento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1446
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Tiago Guimarães
António Sarmento
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description Toscana virus (TOSV) endemic in central Italy, has been documented in several European countries of the Mediterranean region. It is a neurotropic virus and in some of these countries studies to investigate seroprevalence have been done. In a recent etiologic study of meningitis we chose 106 of 308 samples to be tested for TOSV using a nested RT-PCR assay, and found six (5.6%) cases of meningitis by Toscana virus.To investigate the seroprevalence of antibodies against TOSV in a cohort of a population attended in our Hospital.In serum samples collected for routine study we have investigated the presence of antibodies for TOSV. The study included samples of patients hospitalized and others observed in ambulatory and includes children and adults. Immunocompromised patients were excluded. The test was based on the-ELISA technique ((ENZYWELL), according to the manufacture instructions, being positive for a cut-off>1.2, negative if the cut-off 0.8 e
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spelling doaj.art-909f2edcc4a144e6bc40d37e88007a932022-12-22T04:29:37ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582011-12-012410.20344/amp.1446Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.Lurdes Santos0Maria João CardosoAna Sofia MarinhoTiago GuimarãesAntónio SarmentoServiço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospital de SJoão, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.Toscana virus (TOSV) endemic in central Italy, has been documented in several European countries of the Mediterranean region. It is a neurotropic virus and in some of these countries studies to investigate seroprevalence have been done. In a recent etiologic study of meningitis we chose 106 of 308 samples to be tested for TOSV using a nested RT-PCR assay, and found six (5.6%) cases of meningitis by Toscana virus.To investigate the seroprevalence of antibodies against TOSV in a cohort of a population attended in our Hospital.In serum samples collected for routine study we have investigated the presence of antibodies for TOSV. The study included samples of patients hospitalized and others observed in ambulatory and includes children and adults. Immunocompromised patients were excluded. The test was based on the-ELISA technique ((ENZYWELL), according to the manufacture instructions, being positive for a cut-off>1.2, negative if the cut-off 0.8 e https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1446
spellingShingle Lurdes Santos
Maria João Cardoso
Ana Sofia Marinho
Tiago Guimarães
António Sarmento
Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
Acta Médica Portuguesa
title Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
title_full Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
title_fullStr Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
title_full_unstemmed Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
title_short Estudo de seroprevalência da infecção por vírus Toscânia na região do Porto.
title_sort estudo de seroprevalencia da infeccao por virus toscania na regiao do porto
url https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1446
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