Comparison of clinical manifestations, outcomes and cerebrospinal fluid findings between herpes simplex type 1 and type 2 central nervous system infections in adults

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In previous reports on the viral causes of central nervous system (CNS) infections, it has been generally recognized that HSV-1 is a major cause of encephalitis, while HSV-2 is the predominant cause of aseptic meningitis in adults. To examine this matter, the clinical characteristics in the two types of HSV CNS infections were investigated. In a retrospective cohort study which included all adult patients (≥16 years) between January 1999 and December 2013 in a 2,700-bed tertiary care hospital, all the patients in whom PCR of the CSF for HSV was positive were identified. Ninety-five patients with positive CSF PCR results for HSV were included, 21 with HSV-1 and 74 with HSV-2. Many patients with HSV-1 had encephalitis (13/21, 61.9%), whereas most patients with HSV-2 had meningitis (62/74, 83.8%). However, HSV-1 and HSV-2 accounted for similar proportion of patients with HSV encephalitis (13/25, 52.0% vs. 12/25, 48.0%). Neurological sequelae were more frequent among patients with HSV-1 (9/21, 42.9% vs. 6/74, 8.1%; P = 0.001). The present study suggests that HSV-2 is not only a major cause of aseptic meningitis, but also it may cause serious manifestation as HSV-1 encephalitis in adults.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:86

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical virology - 86(2014), 10 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 1766-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moon, Song Mi [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Tark [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eun Mi [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Joong Koo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang-Ahm [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Sang-Ho [VerfasserIn]

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Comparative Study
DNA, Viral
Encephalitis
Herpes simplex virus
Journal Article
Meningitis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.04.2015

Date Revised 31.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.23999

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM240236203