Co-infection ZIKV and HSV-1 associated with meningoencephalitis: Case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Paulo S. Ramos de Araújo (Author), Mário L. de Mélo Silva Júnior (Author), Marli Tenório (Author), Fabiana G. Torreão dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A man, 26 years-old, presented fever, mental confusion and a progressively worsening headache 6 days prior to admission. The CSF study was suggestive of meningoencephalitis, the PCR study revealed presence of HSV-1 and ZIKV, while other immunology tests were negative. ZIKV was also identified in ser...