[Study on the etiology of herpes viral encephalitis in Changsha area].
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between herpes viral infection and viral encephalitis.


METHODS
The cerebral spinal fluid(CSF) and sera of the patients with viral encephalitis were detected for herpes virus-specific IgG and IgM with indirect fluorescent antibody assay (IFA).


RESULTS
One hundred and thirty-three (14.4%) cases of 921 patients with viral encephalitis were diagnosed as herpes simplex viral encephalitis, of which the maximum morbidity is under the age of 10, 9(0.98%) cases as cytomegaloviral encephalitis and 12 (1.3%) cases as varicella-zoster viral encephalitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Herpes simplex viruses are the common causative agents of viral encephalitis in Changsha area, and IFA is valuable for the diagnosis of herpes viral encephalitis.
Liu
S P
SP
Department of Microbiology, Hunan Medical University, Changsha, 410078.
Xiao
Y M
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Xia
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000821:virology*; D020804:Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / Q000821:virology*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M