Molecular diagnosis of echovirus 30 as the etiological agent in an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Panama: May – June 2008 | Zendy

Alexander A. Martínez | Zendy; Juan Antonio Castillo | Zendy; Mirla C Sanchez | Zendy; Yamitzel Zaldívar | Zendy; Yaxelis Mendoza | Zendy; Maribel Tribaldos | Zendy; Pablo Acosta Acosta | Zendy; Rebecca E. Smith | Zendy; Juan Miguel Pascale | Zendy

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Molecular diagnosis of echovirus 30 as the etiological agent in an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Panama: May – June 2008

Author(s) -

Alexander A. Martínez,

Juan Antonio Castillo,

Mirla C Sanchez,

Yamitzel Zaldívar,

Yaxelis Mendoza,

Maribel Tribaldos,

Pablo Acosta Acosta,

Rebecca E. Smith,

Juan Miguel Pascale

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2615

Subject(s) - aseptic meningitis , outbreak , echovirus , etiology , meningitis , panama , medicine , virology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , biology , pathology , virus , enterovirus , ecology

Aseptic meningitis outbreaks are commonly caused by viral pathogens with enterovirus a common etiological agent. Between May and June of 2008, an outbreak of 173 cases of aseptic meningitis occurred in the Chiriqui Province of Panama. Molecular techniques were used to identify the etiological agent.

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