Key result
In pediatric patients with suspected meningitis or encephalitis, the overall prevalence in cerebrospinal fluid was 4.3% for enterovirus and 0.6% for parechovirus, with both viruses equally prevalent (7.7%) in infants under 3 months.
Population
327 pediatric patients with suspected meningitis, encephalitis, or late-onset sepsis with neurological…
Design
Cohort
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May support HPeV testing in young infants with suspected CNS infection; leaves open effects on outcomes from observational data.
Observational (n=327)
No
EV and HPeV were equally prevalent in the cerebrospinal fluid of children under 3 months of age with suspected CNS infections, emphasizing the need for routine HPeV testing in this population.
Vollbach et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Suspected meningitis or encephalitis (n=327). Human enterovirus and parechovirus was evaluated on Overall prevalence of human enterovirus (EV) in cerebrospinal fluid samples. In pediatric patients with suspected meningitis or encephalitis, the overall prevalence in cerebrospinal fluid was 4.3% for enterovirus and 0.6% for parechovirus, with both viruses equally prevalent (7.7%) in infants under 3 months.
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