Acute meningoencephalitis caused by adenovirus serotype 26

J Neurovirol. 2006 Jun;12(3):235-40. doi: 10.1080/13550280600846633.

Abstract

Adenoviridae are rare causes of meningoencephalitis in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. In this article the authors report a case of adenoviral meningoencephalitis caused by serotype 26 and its identification, not described previously, in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by PCR and brain tissue by immunohistochemical staining.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adenoviridae / classification*
  • Adenoviridae / genetics
  • Adenoviridae / isolation & purification
  • Adenoviridae Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Adenoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Adenoviridae Infections / pathology
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningoencephalitis / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningoencephalitis / pathology
  • Meningoencephalitis / virology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Neurons / ultrastructure
  • Neurons / virology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Serotyping