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Molecular typing and epidemiology of enteroviruses identified from an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Belgium during the summer of 2000.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2003
Thoelen Inge, Lemey Philippe, Van Der Donck Ingrid, Beuselinck Kurt, Lindberg A Michael, Van Ranst Marc
Abstract excerpt
Non-polio enteroviruses are the most common cause of aseptic meningitis worldwide. From May to September 2000, a major outbreak of aseptic meningitis occurred in Belgium. Cerebrospinal fluid samples (CSF) of 122 patients were found to contain enterovirus RNA using diagnostic RT-PCR that targeted...
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