| Title: |
An Outbreak of Coxsackievirus B Type 2 Acute Meningoencephalitis in Children, Israel, July–September 2022 |
| Authors: |
Kriger, Or; Abramovich, Alon; Fratty, Ilana S.; Leshem, Eyal; Amit, Sharon; Stein, Michal; Ben-Zeev, Bruria; Via-Dorembus, Sara; Hoffmann, Chen; Rabinowicz, Shira; Weil, Merav |
| Source: |
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ; volume 42, issue 5, page e177-e179 ; ISSN 0891-3668 |
| Publisher Information: |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Description: |
During July–September 2022, 14 children suffering from meningoencephalitis tested positive for Coxsackievirus B2 (8 cerebrospinal fluid, 9 stool samples). Mean age 22 months (range 0–60 months); 8 were males. Seven of the children presented with ataxia and 2 had imaging features of rhombencephalitis, not previously described in association with Coxsackievirus B2. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1097/inf.0000000000003876 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/INF.0000000000003876 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000003876; https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/INF.0000000000003876 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F760F8F5 |
| Database: |
BASE |