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Rev Invest Clin
; 64(1): 59-66, 2012.
Artículo
en Español
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22690530
RESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: We standardized the RT-PCR panviral CSF and determined its applicability in detecting acute enterovirus infection in the central nervous system in children under 15 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: RT-PCR was performed directly in CSF samples of 10 pediatric patients with suspected CNS infection and 9, with different conditions of the central nervous system. RESULTS: 80% (8/10) of RT-PCR samples were positive for enterovirus in patients with suspected CNS infection and no sample was positive in patients with different ailments. CONCLUSIONS: Since enteroviruses are among the main etiologies of pediatric encephalitis, RT-PCR could be particularly useful for rapid detection in CSF.