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[Study on the etiology of herpes viral encephalitis in Changsha area].

Liu Sp, Xiao Ym, Xia Zd

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OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between herpes viral infection and viral encephalitis. METHODS: The cerebral spinal fluid(CSF) and sera of the patients with viral encephalitis were detected for herpes virus-specific IgG and IgM with indirect fluorescent antibody assay (IFA). RESULTS: One hundred and thirty-three (14.4%) cases of 921 patients with viral encephalitis were diagnosed as herpes simplex viral encephalitis, of which the maximum morbidity is under the age of 10, 9(0.98%) cases as cytomegaloviral encephalitis and 12 (1.3%) cases as varicella-zoster viral encephalitis. CONCLUSION: Herpes simplex viruses are the common causative agents of viral encephalitis in Changsha area, and IFA is valuable for the diagnosis of herpes viral encephalitis.

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Key concepts: Viral encephalitis, Encephalitis, Virology, Herpes simplex virus, Medicine, Cytomegalovirus, Simplexvirus, Herpesviridae