title: [Clinical laboratory characteristics of serous meningitides in Saint Petersburg].
abstract: Four hundred and sixty-seven cases of serous meningitides that had occurred in 2007 and 2009, verified by the standard virological techniques: polymerase chain reaction, enzyme immunoassay, and complement-binding reaction, were analyzed. The authors ascertained the following features: the shift of the morbidity peak to autumn and winter months, the preponderance of ECHO enterovirus serotypes 6, 11, and 30 among the pathogens, the onset of meningitis masking various diseases, multiple organ dysfunction with a predominance of central nervous system changes and with the involvement of the cardiovascular system.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Murina
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Osipova
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mukomolova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons