title: Predominant enteroviral serotypes causing meningitis.
abstract: All enteroviral reports to the Public Health Laboratory Service from 1975 to 1994 which had been proved by culture were analysed. Of the 40,366 isolates, 5741 reports (14%) were from cultures of cerebrospinal fluid. The groups and serotypes accounting for the largest number of cerebrospinal fluid isolates were A9, E7, E9, E11, E19, and E30, accounting for 70% of all cultured isolates of cerebrospinal fluid. It may be possible to prevent most cases of viral meningitis in the UK with the development of an enteroviral vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (Thames), London.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharland
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000821:virology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping; D014852:Wales