Publications

a hospital outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus type 30 in antalya, turkey.	we analyzed clinical and laboratory findings of 23 hospitalized patients with aseptic meningitis in the department of pediatrics, akdeniz university hospital. the patients presented with the classic symptoms and signs of aseptic meningitis. protein levels of the cerebrospinal fluid (csf) samples ranged from 18 to 99 mg/dl, with a mean of 36.5 +/- 4.9 mg/dl. the mean ratio of csf glucose compared to blood samples was 0.73. echovirus type 30 was identified in csf and/or stool samples of 19 patient ...	2002	12405436
an outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus type 30 in two cities of turkey.	an outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus 30 occurred in ankara and antalya in turkey, during june to september 1999, with 176 cases fitting the clinical case definition. cases were ascertained from attendees of the three hospitals in ankara and one in antalya. medical files were reviewed and evaluated retrospectively. clinical presentation and laboratory findings were typical of viral meningitis. cerebrospinal fluid and/or stool samples of 86 patients were cultured for enteroviruses. e ...	2003	12974559