title: [Lymphocytic meningitis. Virologic study. Analysis of the study carried out from 1984 to 1986 (632 cases)].
abstract: The experience with the virological diagnosis of lymphocytic meningitis in the Centro Nacional de Microbiología during 3 years (1984-1986) included 632 cases. The most common causative organism was the parotiditis virus (46.9%), particularly in children (64.6%), followed by the non-polio enteroviruses (25.3%). The varicella-zoster virus was the most common organism found in adults (33.3%). We describe some clinical and epidemiological aspects, emphasizing the absence of clinical features suggesting herpesvirus infection in about 50% of cases. Finally, we indicate the study techniques or methods more adequate in each instance (specific IgM detection, isolation techniques or detection of intrathecal antibody production), and we define a study protocol for cases of acute lymphocytic meningitis which permits a high diagnostic yield (44.1-54.9%).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Téllez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Ory
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estévez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martín
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barreiro
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Echevarría
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons
vernacular_title: Meningitis linfocitaria. Estudio virológico. Análisis de estudio realizado entre 1984-1986 (632 casos).