West Nile virus encephalitis in organ transplant recipients: another high-risk group for meningoencephalitis and death1
D DeSalvo, P Roy-Chaudhury, R Peddi… - …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
D DeSalvo, P Roy-Chaudhury, R Peddi, T Merchen, K Konijetti, M Gupta, R Boardman…
Transplantation, 2004•journals.lww.comWest Nile virus infection has been spreading westward across the continental United States
since 1999. Although it often presents as a mild, self-limiting viral illness, it can result in a
devastating meningoencephalitis in some patient populations, particularly the elderly. We
report in this article on two immunosuppressed transplant patients who developed a severe
meningoencephalitis caused by mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection. Suggestions for
the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection in this patient population …
since 1999. Although it often presents as a mild, self-limiting viral illness, it can result in a
devastating meningoencephalitis in some patient populations, particularly the elderly. We
report in this article on two immunosuppressed transplant patients who developed a severe
meningoencephalitis caused by mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection. Suggestions for
the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection in this patient population …
Abstract
West Nile virus infection has been spreading westward across the continental United States since 1999. Although it often presents as a mild, self-limiting viral illness, it can result in a devastating meningoencephalitis in some patient populations, particularly the elderly. We report in this article on two immunosuppressed transplant patients who developed a severe meningoencephalitis caused by mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection. Suggestions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection in this patient population are described.
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