Two cases of herpes simplex encephalitis at the University hospital of the West Indies
West Indian med. j
; 26(3): 123-34, Sept. 1977.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Two antigenically distinct herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are described. They were isolated from clinically diagnosed cases of acute encephalitis in a 10-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man. These viruses were identified as HSV by standard complement-fixation neutralized and cytopathology in different host systems. However, these isolates differ from classical HSV in the following aspects (1) inability to infect adult Swis albino mice; (2) stability to organic solvents; (3) inability to be neutralized by hyperimmune sera to HSV-1; (4) requirement of chromatography on DEAE-cellulose to render them susceptible to DNase. In contrast, freezing and thawing alone were sufficient to render the HSV-1 susceptible to DNase. Further investigations will be necessary to determine whether the differences observed between the HSV-1 and the neurotropic strains provide sufficient basis for the establishment of a new sub-group for the encephalitic strains (AU)
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Encefalite
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Herpes Simples
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Criança
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1977
Tipo de documento:
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