First case of confirmed rotavirus meningoencephalitis in Germany

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 May;22(5):468-70.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Rare Diseases
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rotavirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • RNA, Viral