Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-associated meningitis, southern Spain.
- Pérez-Ruiz, Mercedes
- Navarro-Marí, José-María
- Sánchez-Seco, María-Paz
- Gegúndez, María-Isabel
- Palacios, Gustavo
- Savji, Nazir
- Lipkin, W Ian
- Fedele, Giovanni
- Ory-Manchón, Fernando de
Publication date
May 2012
DOI Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Case Reports; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.;Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) was detected in 2 patients with acute meningitis in southern Spain within a 3-year period. Although the prevalence of LCMV infection was low (2 [1.3%] of 159 meningitis patients), it represents 2.9% of all pathogens detected. LCMV is a noteworthy agent of neurologic illness in immunocompetent persons.Ye
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