Viral etiologies of encephalitis in Thai children.
A prospective study of childhood encephalitis was performed in Bangkok from 1996 through 1998. The viral agents identifiable in 26 (65%) of 40 children were dengue virus (8), Japanese encephalitis (6), herpes simplex virus (4), human herpes virus type 6 (3), mumps (2), enterovirus (1), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) (1) and rabies (1).
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. sikch@mahidol.ac.th
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Chokephaibulkit
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Kankirawatana
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013785:Thailand
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir