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Arbovirus, herpesvirus, and enterovirus associated with neurological syndromes in adult patients of a university hospital, 2017-2018

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Herpesviruses, enteroviruses, and arboviruses are important because of their clinical relevance and ability to cause meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, and other diseases. The clinical virology associated with diagnostic technologies can reduce the morbidity and morta...

Enterovirus asociados a Afecciones del Sistema Nervioso Central confirmados por biología molecular
Enteroviruses associated with Central Nervous System Infections confirmed by molecular biology

Aproximadamente 90% de las meningitis asépticas son causadas por enterovirus (EV), miembro de la familia de los picornavirus. Los EV son ubicuos, se diseminan por vía fecal-oral y contacto directo, responsables de brotes o casos esporádicos con importante morbilidad. El diagnóstico se basa en la pres...

Identification of enteric viruses circulating in a dog population with low vaccine coverage

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Although the use of vaccines has controlled enteric diseases in dogs in many developed countries, vaccine coverage is still under optimal situation in Brazil. There is a large population of nonimmunized dogs and few studies about the identification of the viruses associated with diarrhea. To add...

Molecular identification of viral agents associated with acute conjunctivitis: a prospective controlled study

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (4), 2017
Abstract Background: Viral conjunctivitis are the most frequent infections in ophthalmology clinics. The diagnosis is usually relying on clinical findings and medical history. However, topical antibiotics are often used unnecessarily addition to symptomatic treatment because of unsure agents. We aimed t...

Caracterización molecular de enterovirus no-polio procedentes de casos con parálisis residual

Las parálisis fláccidas agudas (PFA) tienen una amplia variedad de orígenes y de agentes causales: físicos (traumas), fisiopatológicos (Accidente cerebro vascular (ACV), tóxicos (drogas o químicos) e infecciosos (bacterias y virus). Entre estos últimos, el virus salvaje de la poliomielitis y el e...