title: St. Louis encephalitis in early infancy.
abstract: We describe a case of St. Louis encephalitis in a 19-day-old infant who presented with fever and seizure activity. To our knowledge, this is the youngest case of St. Louis encephalitis ever reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wootton
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Dennis M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.forename: Denise A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Grant L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000276:immunology; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir