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Echovirus 30 associated with cases of aseptic meningitis in state of Pará, Northern Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2009
Castro Ceyla Maria Oeiras de, Oliveira Darleise S, Macedo Olinda, Lima Maria José L, Santana Marquete B, Wanzeller Ana Lucia Monteiro, Silveira Edna da, Gomes Maria de Lourdes Contente
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Investigation of the aetiology of viral meningitis in Brazil is most often restricted to cases that occur in the Southern and Southeastern Regions; therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe the viral meningitis cases that occurred in state of Pará, Northern Brazil, from January 2005-December 2006. The detection of enterovirus (EV) in cerebrospinal fluid was performed using cell culture techniques,...
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