Prevalence of herpes simplex virus (types 1 and 2), varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus 6 and 7 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of Middle Eastern patients with encephalitis |
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| Authors: | Ibrahim Ali I Obeid Michel T Jouma Muhidien J Roemer Klaus Mueller-Lantzsch Nikolaus Gärtner Barbara C |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Damascus, Syria. |
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| Abstract: | HSV-1 DNA was detected in 32 (30%) of 106 cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with encephalitis. Cytomegalovirus, varicella-zoster virus, and human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) DNAs were each detected in three patients (3%); herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HHV-7 PCRs were negative. HSV detection was associated with seizure (P = 0.02), especially focal seizure (P = 0.0002), and pathological computed tomography (P = 0.02) with focal lesions (P = 0.0004). |
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