Encephalitis without meningitis due to sandfly fever virus serotype Toscana

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作者：
Dionisio, D
Valassina, M
Ciufolini, MG
Vivarelli, A
Esperti, F
Cusi, MG
Marchi, A
Mazzoli, F
Lupi, C
机构：
[1] Pistoia Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, I-51100 Pistoia, Italy
[2] Local Hlth Unit, I-51100 Pistoia, Italy
[3] Univ Siena, Dept Mol Biol, Microbiol Sect, I-53100 Siena, Italy
[4] Ist Super Sanita, Virol Lab, Arbovirus Unit, I-00161 Rome, Italy
来源：
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2001年 / 32卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.1086/319759
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
The role of Toscana (TOS) virus in producing encephalitis without meningitis is uncertain. We studied 2 cases of TOS virus encephalitis without meningitis by means of nested polymerase chain reaction assay and DNA sequencing. Findings confirm that TOS virus may directly cause encephalitis and suggest the usefulness of DNA sequencing in investigating relationships between TOS virus molecular patterns and the spectrum of neurological involvement.
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页码：1241 / 1243
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