Toscana virus central nervous system infections in southern Italy

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Dec;43(12):6186-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6186-6188.2005.

Abstract

Toscana virus was detected by reverse transcription-nested PCR in 5.6% of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with meningitis and encephalitis during the summer in southern Italy. The central nervous system infections were associated with young adults and with a substantially benign clinical course. Presenting features and CSF findings are also discussed in the present report.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
  • Encephalitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Encephalitis, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / virology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Viral / virology
  • Phlebotomus Fever / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Phlebotomus Fever / epidemiology*
  • Phlebotomus Fever / virology
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / classification
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / genetics
  • Sandfly fever Naples virus / isolation & purification*