title: Dengue in patients with central nervous system manifestations, Brazil.
abstract: We investigated the prevalence of dengue in patients with suspected viral meningitis/meningoencephalitis in a dengue-endemic area. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed positive results and a 6.74× greater likelihood of identifying positive fluid in patients who died. Our findings support testing patients with neurologic manifestations for the virus in dengue-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: State Health Secretariat of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. fernanda.montenegro@lacen.ce.gov.br
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Maurício de Sousa
authors.initials: Mde S
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perdigão
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.forename: Raimunda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brilhante
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Dina Feitosa
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Vilar
authors.forename: Suzana Silveira
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Holanda
authors.forename: Deborah de Melo
authors.initials: Dde M
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sidrim
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies