Human Metapneumovirus RNA in Encephalitis Patient

Schildgen, Oliver; Glatzel, Thomas; Geikowski, Tilman; Scheibner, Bärbel; Simon, Arne; Bindl, Lutz; Born, Mark; Viazov, Sergei; Wilkesmann, Anja; Knöpfle, Gisela; Roggendorf, Michael; Matz, Bertfried

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Human Metapneumovirus RNA in Encephalitis Patient

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Mar 2005
By Schildgen, Oliver ; Glatzel, Thomas ; Geikowski, Tilman ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Schildgen, Oliver ; Glatzel, Thomas ; Geikowski, Tilman ; Scheibner, Bärbel ; Simon, Arne ; Bindl, Lutz ; Born, Mark ; Viazov, Sergei ; Wilkesmann, Anja ; Knöpfle, Gisela ; Roggendorf, Michael ; Matz, Bertfried
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We describe a fatal case of encephalitis that might be correlated with primary human metapneumovirus (HMPV) encephalitis. Postmortem HMPV RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from the patient. Furthermore, HMPV RNA was found in culture fluids from cells coincubated with lung tissue.
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Base Sequence Encephalitis, Viral Fatal Outcome Humans Infant Male Metapneumovirus Molecular Sequence Data Paramyxoviridae Infections Rna, Viral Sequence Alignment
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Emerg Infect Dis. 11(3):467-470.
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Journal Article
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11
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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