January 1, 1993Intervirology

Echovirus Type 30 Infection Associated with Aseptic Meningitis in Nassau County, New York, USA

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Population

40 patients infected with echovirus type 30, primarily infants under 1 year old, in Nassau County, NY, USA.

Design

Case_series

Authors

Discussion

Echovirus 30 may cause aseptic meningitis in infants; leaves open validation of PMN-CSF correlation before diagnostic use.

Population

40 patients infected with echovirus type 30, primarily infants under 1 year old, in Nassau County, NY, USA.

Outcome

Diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and correlation between polymorphonuclear leukocytes and cerebrospinal fluid white cell count

Echovirus type 30 infection in infants is associated with aseptic meningitis and a correlation between PMN leukocytes and total CSF white cell count.

Leonardi et al. (1993) studied this question.

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