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Diagnosis of human parechovirus infections of the central nervous system with a commercial real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction kit and direct genotyping of cerebrospinal fluid specimens.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Sept 2012
Mirand Audrey, Archimbaud Christine, Chambon Martine, Regagnon Christel, Brebion Amélie, Bailly Jean-Luc, Peigue-Lafeuille Hélène, Henquell Cécile
Abstract excerpt
We screened 100 cerebrospinal fluid specimens for the human parechoviruses (HPeV) genome with the commercial parechovirus r-gene™ kit, which allows results to be available in a clinically relevant time frame. HPeV infection was diagnosed in 4 infants (<4 months) and all genotyped viruses were HPeV3.
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