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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 |
[serotype distribution of enteroviruses isolated from paediatric cases prediagnosed as aseptic meningitis between 2001-2004 period]. | enteroviruses have major clinical and public health importance and are one of the leading causes of aseptic meningitis. there are many diseases with similar clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) findings of aseptic meningitis, thus virus isolation and identification is crucial for definitive diagnosis. virological diagnosis is nonetheless important to distinguish between induced meningitis and other treatable causes of disease with a similar clinical picture. a total of 249 samples obt ... | 2005 | 15900836 |