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SUBMITTER: Le VT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2964288 | biostudies-other | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Le Van Tan VT Phan Tu Qui TQ Do Quang Ha QH Nguyen Bach Hue BH Lam Quoi Bao QB Bach Van Cam V Truong Huu Khanh H Tran Tinh Hien TH Nguyen Van Vinh Chau V Tran Tan Tram T Vo Minh Hien M Tran Vu Thieu Nga VT Schultsz Constance C Farrar Jeremy J van Doorn H Rogier HR de Jong Menno D MD
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20101026 10
<h4>Background</h4>Acute encephalitis is an important and severe disease in children in Vietnam. However, little is known about the etiology while such knowledge is essential for optimal prevention and treatment. To identify viral causes of encephalitis, in 2004 we conducted a one-year descriptive study at Children's Hospital Number One, a referral hospital for children in southern Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Children less than 16 years of age presen ...[more]