[Identification of infection agent in diagnostic material from patients with suspicion of enteroviral meningitis].

Przegl Epidemiol

Zakład Wirusologii, Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego - Państwowy Zakład Higieny w Warszawie.

Published: April 2012

Clinical diagnosis of enteroviral infections of the central nervous system are performed by virus isolation in sensitive cell lines and RT-PCR assay. The aim of the study was evaluation these techniques for fast diagnosis meningitis caused by enteroviruses. 69 samples (cerebrospinal fluid, CSF) were collected and analised by RT-PCR reaction. 39 samples were positive (56.5%). 20 positive sample were selected and simultaneously 20 stool samples from the same patients were collected for virus isolation in sensitive cell line. Positive isolation was observed only in one CSF (5.3%) and in 9 stool samples (45%).

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