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an echovirus 18 associated outbreak of aseptic meningitis in taiwan:epidemiology, diagnostic, and genetic aspects.	in 2006, an outbreak of aseptic meningitis was noted in taiwan. the majority (27.4%) of enterovirus isolates was echovirus 18 (e18). from january to october, 2006, a total of 3,283 collected from patients with viral infection, including 173 cerebrospinal fluid (csf), were examined for viral isolation and identification. phylogenetic relationship among e18 strains was probed. the epidemic saw 339 enterovirus (ev) positive cases were identified by viral culture: e.g., echovirus 18 (e18) (27.4%, 93 ...	2011	21546563
echovirus 18 meningitis in southern taiwan.	eighty cases of echovirus 18 infection among young children during an outbreak in 2006 in taiwan were enrolled. twenty percent of the patients had a comorbid condition. twenty-five cases (31%) were complicated by aseptic meningitis. the most frequent diagnoses in children without meningitis were pharyngitis/tonsillitis (35%) and vesicular viral exanthem (33%). the case-fatality rate among the children with meningitis was 4%. echovirus 18 was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of 68% of the ch ...	2011	20881653