Article
[Epidemiology of parechovirus infections of the central nervous system in a French pediatric unit].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 May 2013
Escuret A, Mirand A, Dommergues M-A, Couzon B, Foucaud P, Peigue-Lafeuille H, Marque-Juillet S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Human parechoviruses (HPeV), like their counterpart enteroviruses (EV), are associated with clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic disease to infections of the central nervous system. Newborn and young infants are particularly at risk for severe infection. In the last 5 years, the molecular diagnosis of HPeV infection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and the identification of the associated...
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