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Guillain‐Barré Syndrome and Influenza Virus Infection
Author(s) -
Valérie SivadonTardy,
David Orlikowski,
Raphaël Porcher,
Tarek Sharshar,
MarieChristine Durand,
Vincent Enouf,
Flore Rozenberg,
Christiane Caudie,
Djillali Annane,
Sylvie van der Werf,
Pierre Lebon,
JeanClaude Raphaël,
JeanLouis Gaillard,
Elyanne Gault
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/594124
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , virus , virology , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , upper respiratory tract infection , influenza a virus , lower respiratory tract infection , immunology , respiratory system
In Western countries, the cause of 60% of all Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) cases remains unidentified. The number of cases of unidentified cause peaks in winter, and these cases are commonly preceded by respiratory tract infection or influenza-like illness. We investigated the triggering role of influenza virus infection.

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