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ArticleNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2020

Genomic and serologic characterization of enterovirus A71 brainstem encephalitis.

Kristoffer E Leon, Ryan D Schubert, Didac Casas-Alba, Isobel A Hawes, Prashanth S Ramachandran, Akshaya Ramesh, John E Pak, Wesley Wu, Carly K Cheung, Emily D Crawford and 10 more

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Article in Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Kristoffer E LeonFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Ryan D SchubertFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Didac Casas-AlbaFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Isobel A HawesFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Prashanth S RamachandranFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Akshaya RameshFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
John E PakFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Wesley WuFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Carly K CheungFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Emily D CrawfordFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4182-2337
Lillian M KhanFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Cristian LaunesFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0913-9303
Hannah A SampleFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Kelsey C ZornFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1227-2137
Maria CabrerizoFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Ana Valero-RelloFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Charles LangelierFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Carmen Muñoz-AlmagroFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.
Joseph L DeRisiFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4611-9205
Michael R WilsonFrom the Medical Scientist Training Program (K.E.L.), University of California, San Francisco; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (K.E.L., I.A.H.), University of California, San Francisco; Weill Institute for Neurosciences (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Department of Neurology (R.D.S., I.A.H., P.S.R., A.R., M.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco; Institut de Recerca Pediàtrica Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (D.C.-A., C.L., A.V.-R., C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (J.E.P., W.W., C.K.C., E.D.C., J.L.D.), San Francisco; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (L.M.K., H.A.S., K.C.Z., J.L.D.), University of California, San Francisco; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) (C.L., M.C., C.M.-A.), Health Institute Carlos III; Department of Pediatrics (C.L.), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona; Enterovirus Unit (M.C.), Spanish National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Division of Infectious Diseases (C.L.), Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; and Department of Medicine. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (C.M.-A.), Barcelona, Spain. michael.wilson@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8705-5084
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007618 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ANDERSON, MARK S · 1985 to 2020
$29.6M
Next-Generation Diagnostics for Acute EncephalitisK08NS096117 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI WILSON, MICHAEL R · 2017 to 2021
$999k
Understanding the Role of RNA Surveillance Mechanisms in Neuropathogenesis during Zika Virus InfectionF31NS113432 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LEON, KRISTOFFER E · 2019 to 2020
$69k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007618NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS113432NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS096117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn 2016, Catalonia experienced a pediatric brainstem encephalitis outbreak caused by enterovirus A71 (EV-A71). Conventional testing identified EV in the periphery but rarely in CSF. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and CSF pan-viral serology (VirScan) were deployed to enhance viral detection and characterization.

methodsRNA was extracted from the CSF (n = 20), plasma (n = 9), stool (n = 15), and nasopharyngeal samples (n = 16) from 10 children with brainstem encephalitis and 10 children with meningitis or encephalitis. Pathogens were identified using mNGS. Available CSF from cases (n = 12) and pediatric other neurologic disease controls (n = 54) were analyzed with VirScan with a subset (n = 9 and n = 50) validated by ELISA.

resultsmNGS detected EV in all samples positive by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) (n = 25). In qRT-PCR-negative samples (n = 35), mNGS found virus in 23% (n = 8, 3 CSF samples). Overall, mNGS enhanced EV detection from 42% (25/60) to 57% (33/60) (

conclusionmNGS with VirScan significantly increased the CNS detection of EVs relative to qRT-PCR, and the latter generated an antigenic profile of the acute EV-A71 immune response. Genomic analysis confirmed the close relation of the outbreak EV-A71 and neuroinvasive German EV-A71. A S241P substitution in VP1 was found exclusively in the CSF.

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Brain StemChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesEncephalitis, ViralEnterovirus A, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansInfantMaleMeningitis, ViralPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralRNA, Viral

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