Echovirus type 30 infection associated with aseptic meningitis in Nassau County, New York, USA.
An outbreak of echovirus type 30, primarily affecting infant under 1 year old, was documented in Nassau County, N.Y., USA. Twenty-four of the 40 infected patients were definitively diagnosed with aseptic meningitis. A positive correlation was found between the proportion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and the overall cerebrospinal fluid white cell count.
Leonardi
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Department of Pathology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554.
Greenberg
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Costello
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Szabo
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009504:Neutrophils; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins; D005947:Glucose