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Echoviruses are a major cause of aseptic meningitis in infants and young children in Kuwait.
Virology journal - 16 Sept 2010
Dalwai Ajmal, Ahmad Suhail, Al-Nakib Widad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiologic agents of aseptic meningitis (AM) often include human enteroviruses. The role of enteroviruses causing AM in young children was investigated during a 3-year period in Kuwait. RESULTS: Enteroviral RNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by reverse transcription-PCR and specific genotypes of enteroviruses were identified by direct DNA sequencing of VP4-VP2 region. Enteroviral RNA was...
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