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Urinary detection of toscana virus nucleic acids in neuroinvasive infections.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2015
Ergunay Koray, Kaplan Berkan, Okar Serhat, Akkutay-Yoldar Zeynep, Kurne Asli, Arsava Ethem Murat, Ozkul Aykut
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toscana virus (TOSV) is a sandfly-borne pathogen causing febrile diseases and neuroinvasive infections in humans. Definitive diagnosis of TOSV infections frequently requires the detection of viral RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or in circulation, which can be achieved prior to seroconversion. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate TOSV excretion in urine and impact of urine as a diagnostic specimen. STUDY DESIGN:...
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