Rapid Detection of Powassan Virus in a Patient With Encephalitis by Metagenomic Sequencing.
Clin Infect Dis
; 66(5): 789-792, 2018 02 10.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29020227
ABSTRACT
We describe a patient with severe and progressive encephalitis of unknown etiology. We performed rapid metagenomic sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid and identified Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne flavivirus that has been increasingly detected in the United States.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encefalite Transmitida por Carrapatos
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Vírus da Encefalite Transmitidos por Carrapatos
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Metagenômica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article