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Detection of herpes simplex virus (1 and 2), varicella‐zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, human herpesvirus 6 and enterovirus in immunocompetent tunisian patients with acute neuromeningeal disorder
Author(s) -
Nahdi Imen,
Boukoum Hanen,
Nabil Ben Salem Abid,
Ben Romdane Fouad,
Hammami Saber,
Chebel Saber,
Mahbouba FrihAyed,
Guediche Mohamed Neji,
Chakroun Mohamed,
Aouni Mahjoub,
ImbertMarcille BertheMarie,
BressolletteBodin Celine
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.23192
Subject(s) - virology , varicella zoster virus , enterovirus , human herpesvirus 6 , virus , cytomegalovirus , herpes simplex virus , human cytomegalovirus , herpesviridae , medicine , encephalitis , etiology , viral disease , biology , pathology
Abstract Enteroviruses (EVs) and human herpesviruses (HHVs) are involved frequently in acute neurological disorders of viral etiology. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of herpes simplex virus types‐1 (HSV‐1) and 2 (HSV‐2), varicella‐zoster virus (VZV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 6 (HHV‐6) and human enteroviruses (EVs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of Tunisian immunocompetent patients with neuromeningeal disorders. The patients had been hospitalized at the Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital (Monastir, Tunisia) between September 2007 and June 2009. At least one viral genome was detected in 58 (46%) out of 126 CSF samples collected. Enterovirus was detected in 31 of the positive samples (53.4%), CMV in 20 (34.5%), HSV‐1 in 3 (5.2%), HSV‐2 in 6 (10.3%), VZV in 4 (6.9%), HHV‐6 in 2 (3.4%). More than one viral genome was detected in seven CSF samples, including CMV DNA in six of the samples. The high frequency of enteroviral infections in aseptic meningitis was confirmed. The detection of CMV DNA only suggests a direct role of this virus in the etiology of acute neuromeningeal disorder. J. Med. Virol. 84:282–289, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.