Abstract
We report the case of a 9-year-old girl in Germany with acute meningoencephalitis associated with rotavirus gastrointestinal infection. Sequence analysis revealed a genetic relationship of the strain to rotaviruses with subgroup II specificity. Reverse transcription-PCR was positive for rotavirus.
MeSH terms
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Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Germany
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Humans
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Infant
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Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
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Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Rare Diseases
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Risk Assessment
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Rotavirus / isolation & purification*
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Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis*
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Rotavirus Infections / drug therapy
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Severity of Illness Index
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Antiviral Agents
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RNA, Viral