title: Toscana virus infections in northern Italy: laboratory and clinical evaluation.
abstract: Toscana virus (TOSv) is a neurotropic arthropod-borne virus that causes meningitis in the Mediterranean basin during the summer months. A total of 120 patients suffering from acute aseptic meningitis between July 1 and October 31, 2010 in northern Italy were evaluated. Eighteen of them (15%) were in the acute stage of TOSv disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Oncology L. and A. Seragnoli, Section of Microbiology, St. Orsola University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vocale
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartoletti
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossini
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macini
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pascucci
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tampieri
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lenzi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavoni
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaibani
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavrini
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pierro
authors.forename: Maria Paola
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Landini
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viale
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sambri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D029301:Sandfly fever Naples virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*