The first case of meningitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 variant infection with persistent viremia

Alessandra D'Abramo; Serena Vita; Francesca Colavita; Eleonora Cimini; Shalom Haggiag; Gaetano Maffongelli; Maria Beatrice Valli; Nazario Bevilacqua; Angela Corpolongo; Maria Letizia Giancola; Fabrizio Maggi; Chiara Agrati; Emanuele Nicastri

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2022.09.011

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Nov 2022)

The first case of meningitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 variant infection with persistent viremia

Alessandra D'Abramo,
Serena Vita,
Francesca Colavita,
Eleonora Cimini,
Shalom Haggiag,
Gaetano Maffongelli,
Maria Beatrice Valli,
Nazario Bevilacqua,
Angela Corpolongo,
Maria Letizia Giancola,
Fabrizio Maggi,
Chiara Agrati,
Emanuele Nicastri

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Alessandra D'Abramo: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Serena Vita: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy; Corresponding author: Serena Vita, via portuense 240, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome Italy.
Francesca Colavita: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Eleonora Cimini: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Shalom Haggiag: Department of Neurology, San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy
Gaetano Maffongelli: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Maria Beatrice Valli: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Nazario Bevilacqua: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Angela Corpolongo: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Maria Letizia Giancola: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Maggi: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Chiara Agrati: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy
Emanuele Nicastri: National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care, Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.09.011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 124
pp. 38 – 40

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Severe neurological disorders and vascular events during COVID-19 have been described. Here, we describe the first case of a female patient infected with the SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 Omicron variant of concern with meningitis with newly diagnosed central demyelinating disease.

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-infectious-diseases

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