Abstract
Adenoviridae are rare causes of meningoencephalitis in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. In this article the authors report a case of adenoviral meningoencephalitis caused by serotype 26 and its identification, not described previously, in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by PCR and brain tissue by immunohistochemical staining.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 235-240 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of NeuroVirology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2006 |
Keywords
- Adenovirus
- Meningoencephalitis
- Polymerase chain reaction