Enterovirus-D68 in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Two Children with Aseptic Meningitis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 May;35(5):589-91. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001085.

Abstract

This case report describes two previously healthy children with aseptic meningitis whose cerebrospinal fluid was positive for enterovirus-D68, which indicates direct involvement of this infectious agent in the development of this neurologic disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterovirus D, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Enterovirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Enterovirus Infections / pathology
  • Enterovirus Infections / virology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / pathology
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / virology*