| first epidemic of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus type 13 among spanish children. | echoviruses are the commonest cause of aseptic meningitis (am). echovirus type 13 (ev-13) was the second enterovirus serotype associated with different local outbreaks of am in spain between february and october 2000. it was the first time that an epidemic am caused by this virus was recognized in spain. the index case appeared in the canary islands (canarias). the ev-13 virus was isolated from 135 patients, predominantly from cerebrospinal fluid (csf). all isolates were from children under 13 y ... | 2003 | 12729193 |
| molecular analysis of echovirus 13 isolates and aseptic meningitis, spain. | echovirus 13 (ev13), considered rare, was reported worldwide in 2000, mostly related to aseptic meningitis outbreaks. in spain, 135 ev13 isolates were identified. the genetic relationships between 64 representative strains from spain and other reported isolates from the united states, germany, italy, japan, and sweden were described by analyzing the partial sequence of the major capsid protein (vp1) gene. the strains from spain were clearly identified as ev13 (79.5% similarity with the ev13 refe ... | 2003 | 12967490 |
| [etiology of acute viral respiratory tract infections in children from gran canaria, the canary islands (spain)]. | acute respiratory tract infections (arti) of viral origin are a frequent cause of pediatric consultations and hospital admissions. the aim of this study was to investigate the etiology of these infections in gran canaria, the canary islands, (spain). | 2006 | 17125674 |