Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult

Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi; Fujisawa, Hironori; Sakai, Kenji; Okino, Soichi; Kurosaki, Naoko; Nishimura, Yorihiro; Shimizu, Hiroyuki; Yamada, Masahito

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Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71 in Adult

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May 2008
By Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ; Fujisawa, Hironori ; Sakai, Kenji ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ; Fujisawa, Hironori ; Sakai, Kenji ; Okino, Soichi ; Kurosaki, Naoko ; Nishimura, Yorihiro ; Shimizu, Hiroyuki ; Yamada, Masahito
Description:

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease and sometimes causes severe neurologic complications, mainly in children. We report a case of adult-onset encephalitis caused by intrafamilial transmission of a subgenogroup C4 strain of EV71. This case elucidates the risk for EV71 encephalitis even in adults.
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Acute Disease Adult Child Child, Preschool Community-Acquired Infections Dispatch Encephalitis Encephalitis, Viral Enterovirus A, Human Enterovirus Infections Entervirus 71 Family Female Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Humans Infant Intrafamilial Transmission Male
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):828-830.
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Journal Article
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14
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:700fc85ae9dadd0096b3fd251fa669d346ac6db10d120c4109831da3a468643c
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