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SUBMITTER: Sousa IP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7670749 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sousa Ivanildo Pedro de IP Machado Raiana Scerni RS Burlandy Fernanda Marcicano FM Silva Edson Elias da EED
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 20201113
Although different etiological agents can cause acute meningoencephalitis, this syndrome is usually associated with viruses. Among these, enteroviruses play a significant role. Here, we describe a fatal case of meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy teenager. Real-time RT-PCR and cell culture assays were performed with serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a clinically diagnosed meningoencephalitis case that occurred in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Coxsackievirus B2 (CVB2) was identifie ...[more]