A Specific Pattern of Routine Cerebrospinal Fluid Parameters Might Help to Identify Cases of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease

CONCLUSIONS: Cases with WNV ME showed a specific pattern of routine CSF parameters and demographic data that allowed for their identification with good accuracy. These findings might help to guide the diagnostic workup in cases with viral ME, in particular allowing the timely identification of cases with ME due to WNV.PMID:38543707 | PMC:PMC10974314 | DOI:10.3390/v16030341

Source: Herpes - March 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Johann Otto Pelz Christoph M ühlberg Isabel Friedrich Lorenz Weidhase Silke Zimmermann Melanie Maier Corinna Pietsch Source Type: research