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Enteroviral and herpes simplex virus central nervous system infections in infants < 90 days old: a Paediatric Investigators’ Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study Petel, Dara; Barton, Michelle; Renaud, Christian; Ouchenir, Lynda; Brophy, Jason; Bowes, Jennifer; Khan, Sarah; Bitnun, Ari; McDonald, Jane; Boisvert, Andrée-Anne; Ting, Joseph; Roberts, Ashley; Robinson, Joan L

Abstract

Background: The relative contribution of viruses to central nervous system (CNS) infections in young infants is not clear. For viral CNS infections, there are limited data on features that suggest HSV etiology or on predictors of unfavorable outcome. Methods: In this cross-sectional retrospective study, seven centers from the Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada identified infants

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Enteroviral and herpes simplex virus central nervous system infections in infants < 90 days old: a Paediatric Investigators’ Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study
Creator
Petel, Dara; Barton, Michelle; Renaud, Christian; Ouchenir, Lynda; Brophy, Jason; Bowes, Jennifer; Khan, Sarah; Bitnun, Ari; McDonald, Jane; Boisvert, Andrée-Anne; Ting, Joseph; Roberts, Ashley; Robinson, Joan L
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2020-05-26
Description
Background: The relative contribution of viruses to central nervous system (CNS) infections in young infants is not clear. For viral CNS infections, there are limited data on features that suggest HSV etiology or on predictors of unfavorable outcome. Methods: In this cross-sectional retrospective study, seven centers from the Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada identified infants
Subject
Meningoencephalitis; Central nervous system infection; Meningitis; Neonate
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-05-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0391023
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74582
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
BMC Pediatrics. 2020 May 26;20(1):252
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12887-020-02151-4
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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