Viral aetiology of central nervous system infections in adults admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in southern Vietnam over 12 years.

• Main Authors: Le Van Tan (Author), Le Hong Thai (Author), Nguyen Hoan Phu (Author), Ho Dang Trung Nghia (Author), Ly Van Chuong (Author), Dinh Xuan Sinh (Author), Nguyen Duy Phong (Author), Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai (Author), Dinh Nguyen Huy Man (Author), Vo Minh Hien (Author), Nguyen Thanh Vinh (Author), Jeremy Day (Author), Nguyen Van Vinh Chau (Author), Tran Tinh Hien (Author), Jeremy Farrar (Author), Menno D de Jong (Author), Guy Thwaites (Author), H Rogier van Doorn (Author), Tran Thi Hong Chau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Central nervous system (CNS) infections are important diseases in both children and adults worldwide. The spectrum of infections is broad, encompassing bacterial/aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. Viruses are regarded as the most common causes of encephalitis and aseptic meningitis. Better underst...