Angiostrongylus cantonensis Is an Important Cause of Eosinophilic Meningitis in Southern Vietnam.
We utilized polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to demonstrate that Angiostrongylus cantonensis was responsible for 67.3% of 55 cases of eosinophilic meningitis from a cohort of 1,690 adult patients with CNS infection at a tertiary hospital in southern Vietnam. Longer duration of illness, depressed consciousness, and peripheral blood eosinophilia were associated with PCR positivity.
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.|University College London Hospitals, United Kingdom.
Angela
A
McBride
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Tran Thi Hong
TTH
Chau
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Nguyen Thi Thu
NTT
Hong
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Nguyen Thi Hoang
NTH
Mai
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Nguyen To
NT
Anh
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Tran Tan
TT
Thanh
University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Tran Thi Hue
TTH
Van
University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Le Thi
LT
Xuan
Nguyen Trai Hospital, and.
Tran Phu Manh
TPM
Sieu
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Le Hong
LH
Thai
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ly Van
LV
Chuong
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Dinh Xuan
DX
Sinh
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Duy
ND
Phong
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Hoan
NH
Phu
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.|Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Jeremy
J
Day
Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ho Dang Trung
HDT
Nghia
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.|Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Tran Tinh
TT
Hien
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Nguyen Van Vinh
NVV
Chau
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.|Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Guy
G
Thwaites
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit.
Le Van
LV
Tan
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Vietnam.; eosinophilic meningitis