title: Isolation and genotype analysis of rubella virus from a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
abstract: Rubella virus (RV) infection has sporadically been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), but the association with RV has been based only on clinical and/or serological backgrounds. In the present case it was possible to isolate RV (genotype 1a) from cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of an 18-year-old woman diagnosed with GBS after clinical manifestations of rubella. This report contributes to confirm RV as one of the triggering pathogens of this peripheral nervous system disease.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Seção de Vírus Produtores de Exantemas, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 355, São Paulo, SP, 01246-902, Brazil. figueiredocris@uol.com.br
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Klautau
authors.forename: A M S
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Castrignano
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Curti
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Squarcina
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narimatsu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rasslan
authors.forename: C A C
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Golin
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Tadeo
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Spagunolo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cataldo
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Durigon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification