Human pegivirus detected in a patient with severe encephalitis using a metagenomic pan-virus array

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  • Helena Fridholm
  • Line Østergaard Sørensen
  • Maiken W. Rosenstierne
  • Henrik Nielsen
  • Sellebjerg, Finn Thorup
  • Åse Bengård Andersen
  • Anders Fomsgaard

We have used a metagenomic microarray to detect genomic RNA from human pegivirus in serum and cerebrospinal fluid from a patient suffering from severe encephalitis. No other pathogen was detected. HPgV in cerebrospinal fluid during encephalitis has never been reported before and its prevalence in cerebrospinal fluid needs further investigation.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Clinical Virology
Vol/bind77
Sider (fra-til)5-8
Antal sider4
ISSN1386-6532
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2016

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