Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing technique for diagnosing a specific case of necrotizing meningoencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 2
Reactivation of latent human herpesvirus 2 (HHV-2) can cause spontaneous recovering aseptic meningitis and recurrent meningitis in adults, but it rarely affects the brain parenchyma to cause encephalitis. Here, we report the case of a 37-year-old male patient admitted to our hospital due to fever wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2022-09-01
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Series: | Open Life Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2022-0464 |