Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus–associated Meningitis, Southern Spain

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes ; Navarro-Marí, José-María ; Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz ; Gegúndez, María-Isabel ; Palacios, Gustavo ; Savji, Nazir ; Lipkin, W. Ian ; Fedele, Giovanni ; de Ory-Manchón, Fernando
• Description:
  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 neurologic illness in immunocompetent persons.
• Subjects:
  Adult Animals Antibodies, Viral Cell Line Cercopithecus Aethiops Dispatch Encephalitis Female Humans Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Male Meningitis Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Prevalence Rna, Viral Spain Viruses Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(5):855-858.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3124df5eff45f750860e711852f36500edcfa7b6f368702b4bf887218cdb9cd3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23916/cdc_23916_DS1.pdf
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