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Dengue in Patients with Central Nervous System Manifestations, Brazil

Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho Araújo, Rita Nogueira, Maurício de Sousa Araújo, Anne Carolinne Bezerra Perdigão, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Dina Feitosa Vilar, Suzana Silveira Holanda, Deborah de Melo Braga,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2012 · 55 citations · 11 references

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We investigated the prevalence of dengue in patients with suspected viral meningitis/meningoencephalitis in a dengue-endemic area. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed positive results and a 6.74× greater likelihood of identifying positive fluid in patients who died. Our findings support testing patients with neurologic manifestations for the virus in dengue-endemic areas.

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