Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2017)

Meningitis Associated with Simultaneous Infection by Multiple Dengue Virus Serotypes in Children, Brazil

  • Paula Eillanny Silva Marinho,
  • Danilo Bretas de Oliveira,
  • Talitah Michel Sanchez Candiani,
  • Ana Paula Correia Crispim,
  • Pedro Paulo Martins Alvarenga,
  • Fabrizia Cristina dos Santos Castro,
  • Jonatas Santos Abrahão,
  • Maria Rios,
  • Roney Santos Coimbra,
  • Maurício Teixeira Lima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.160817
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 115 – 118

Abstract

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To determine the causes of viral meningitis, we analyzed 22 cerebrospinal fluid samples collected during the 2014–2015 dengue epidemics in Brazil. We identified 3 serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1, -2, and -3), as well as co-infection with 2 or 3 serotypes. We also detected the Asian II genotype of DENV-2.

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