Article
[Antigenic variant of ECHO 14, the causative agent of acute serous meningitis].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Galko N V, Vashukova S S
Abstract excerpt
The study covered 184 children with aseptic meningitis and 248 healthy subjects as controls. The etiological role of 3 enterovirus serotypes: ECHO-14, ECHO-6, and Coxsackie A9 in the development of the diseases in Leningrad in 1974 was substantiated. The antigenic variant ECHO-14 with the "Prime" characteristics was first detected and documented as the causative agent of acute aseptic meningitis. A direct...
Topics
- Antigens, Viral
- Child
- Cross Reactions
- Echovirus Infections
- Enterovirus B, Human
- Genetic Variation
- Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests
- Humans
- Meningitis, Viral
- Neutralization Tests