Detection of subgroup B respiratory syncytial virus in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia.
We report detection of subgroup B respiratory syncytial virus in cerebrospinal fluid from a 4-month-old infant, using a 1-step reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. The infant was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and had a febrile seizure. The patient recovered uneventfully after 9 days in the hospital.
Zlateva
Kalina T
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Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Van Ranst
Marc
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001483:Base Sequence; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014766:Viremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D012367:RNA, Viral; D000667:Ampicillin