Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an Important Cause of Eosinophilic Meningitis in southern Vietnam

Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an Important Cause of Eosinophilic Meningitis in southern Vietnam

We utilised PCR to demonstrate that Angiostrongylus cantonensis was responsible for 67.3% of 55 cases of eosinophilic meningitis from a cohort of 1690 adult patients with CNS infection at a tertiary hospital in southern Vietnam. Longer duration of illness, depressed consciousness and peripheral bloo...

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Main Authors: McBride, A, Hong Chau, T, Thu Hong, N, Hoang Mai, N, To Anh, N, Tan Thanh, T, Hue Van, T, Thi Xuan, L, Manh Sieu, T, Hong Thai, L, Van Chuong, L, Xuan Sinh, D, Duy Phong, N, Hoan Phu, N, Day, J, Trung Nghia, H, Tinh Hien, T, Vinh Chau, N, Thwaites, G, Van Tan, L
格式: Journal article
出版: Oxford University Press 2017
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总结:We utilised PCR to demonstrate that Angiostrongylus cantonensis was responsible for 67.3% of 55 cases of eosinophilic meningitis from a cohort of 1690 adult patients with CNS infection at a tertiary hospital in southern Vietnam. Longer duration of illness, depressed consciousness and peripheral blood eosinophilia were associated with PCR positivity.

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