ArticleEmerging microbes & infections2022
Outbreak of central nervous system infections among children in Thai Binh, Viet Nam.
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- Aetiology of Acute Undifferentiated Fever Among Children Under the Age of Five in Vietnam: A Prospective Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2023Article
- Progress in etiological diagnosis of viral meningitis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
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Abstract
From July to October 2020, 99 cases of central nervous system (CNS) infections were identified in Thai Binh Pediatric Hospital, Viet Nam, representing a five-fold increase compared to the baseline incidence during the previous five years. Clinical data were retrospectively collected. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens (CSF) were secondarily tested for pathogens using viral culture and PCR assays. Patient median age was 5 years (0-12 years); 58.6% were male. Of these children, 83.8% had CSF white blood culture (WBC) counts of ≥ 10 cells/µL, including 58 of 99 (58.6%) with a WBC count ≥ 100 cells/µL. Overall, 72 (72.7%) patients had confirmed infections with a pathogen identified in the CSF, the majority of which (66) were enterovirus. Sequencing results suggested that the rise of incidence observed in 2020 was due to Echovirus 4 (
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