Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–associated Meningitis, Southern Spain

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–associated Meningitis, Southern Spain

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was detected in 2 patients with acute meningitis in southern Spain within a 3-year period. Although the prevalence of LCMV infection was low (2 [1.3%] of 159 meningitis patients), it represents 2.9% of all pathogens detected. LCMV is a noteworthy agent of ne...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Pérez-Ruiz, José-María Navarro-Marí, María-Paz Sánchez-Seco, María-Isabel Gegúndez, Gustavo Palacios, Nazir Savji, W. Ian Lipkin, Giovanni Fedele, Fernando de Ory-Manchón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
meningitis
Spain
encephalitis
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1646_article

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