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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nilsson K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3336230 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Case reports in infectious diseases 20111019
Herpes virus type 2 DNA was detected by PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid in a young woman presenting with headache, stiff neck and pleocytosis, and serological findings consistent with reactivation. Since she was exposed to ticks, Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis were excluded. Further investigation in an ongoing project, using PCR and sequencing of the amplified products, showed the presence of Rickettsia helvetica in the cerebrospinal fluid. The bacteria were also isolated in Vero cell c ...[more]