| three echovirus serotypes responsible for outbreak of aseptic meningitis in rhône-alpes region, france. | during the year 2000 in the rhône-alpes region of france, 559 cases of aseptic meningitis due to enterovirus infection were recorded (approximate incidence, 10 cases per 100,000 population compared with a mean of 0.3 cases during endemic years in this region; p<0.001). cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected from all 559 patients and processed for enterovirus rna detection using a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay only. in addition to the cerebrospinal fluid samples, 40 st ... | 2003 | 12649719 |