What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Aseptic meningitis (n=1922). Intervention: Enteroviral infection (Echovirus 30 and Echovirus 6). Primary outcome: Viral etiology and age distribution of aseptic meningitis outbreak.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the prevalence and outcomes of enteroviral infections leading to meningitis in children during the summer season.

January 1, 2008Journal of Korean Medical AssociationOpen Access

Recently Prevalent Infectious Diseases among Children: Meningitis due to Enteroviral Infection

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Key result

Among 1,922 children with aseptic meningitis in South Korea in 2008, Echovirus 30 (60%) and Echovirus 6 (30%) caused large outbreaks, predominantly affecting children aged 3 to 14 years.

Population

1,922 children with aseptic meningitis from 1 week to 29 weeks of 2008 in South Korea.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SHSung HoKyung Hee University

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Implication

Alerts clinicians to historical Echovirus patterns in Asian children; leaves open current strain surveillance needs.

Key Points

To assess the prevalence and outcomes of enteroviral infections leading to meningitis in children during the summer season.
Analyzed cases of aseptic meningitis among 1,922 children from 1 week to 29 weeks of 2008.
Identified the predominant enteroviruses responsible for outbreaks, including Echovirus 30 and Echovirus 6.
Examined clinical presentations and symptoms in children affected by meningitis.
49.9% of cases were in children aged 3-6 years, while 50.1% were in those aged 7-14 years.
Outbreaks caused by Echovirus 30 (60%) and Echovirus 6 (30%) occurred from May to August 2008.
Symptoms primarily included febrile illnesses with few signs of severe brain involvement.

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Population

1,922 children with aseptic meningitis in South Korea during the first half of 2008, predominantly aged 3 to 14 years.

Outcome

Viral etiology of aseptic meningitis outbreak

Echovirus 30 and Echovirus 6 were the predominant causes of a large aseptic meningitis outbreak among children in South Korea in the summer of 2008.

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Sung Ho (2008) conducted a review in Aseptic meningitis (n=1,922). Enteroviral infection (Echovirus 30 and Echovirus 6) was evaluated on Viral etiology and age distribution of aseptic meningitis outbreak. Among 1,922 children with aseptic meningitis in South Korea in 2008, Echovirus 30 (60%) and Echovirus 6 (30%) caused large outbreaks, predominantly affecting children aged 3 to 14 years.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a217368db71e1dfcf8b6b66 https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2008.51.10.935

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Recently Prevalent Infectious Diseases among Children: Meningitis due to Enteroviral Infection

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