Isolation of parainfluenza virus type 3 from an infant with meningoencephalitis.
A parainfluenza virus type 3 strain was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of an infant with a clinical diagnosis of meningoencephalitis. Specific HAI antibodies to parainfluenza virus type 3, ranging in titer from 1/80 to 1/160 could be detected in the infant's serum. A 2-fold rise in the level of complement fixing serum antibodies-from 1/16 at the first to 1/32 at the second collection-was recorded.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral