Key result
Echovirus 13 infection accounted for 80% (37 of 46) of positive viral cultures during a 2001 pediatric aseptic meningitis outbreak, with no identified sequelae or deaths.
Population
303 hospitalizations caused by aseptic meningitis at a children's hospital from April through August 2001…
Design
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Benign pediatric outcomes support standard aseptic meningitis care; leaves open questions on Echovirus 13 emergence and surveillance.
Observational (n=303)
No
Echovirus 13 emerged as a predominant strain of enterovirus associated with aseptic meningitis in the US in 2001, presenting with typical meningitis symptoms and no identified sequelae or deaths.
Kirschke et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Aseptic meningitis (n=303). Echovirus 13 infection accounted for 80% (37 of 46) of positive viral cultures during a 2001 pediatric aseptic meningitis outbreak, with no identified sequelae or deaths.
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