459Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in Immunocompromised Hosts: A case-Control Study
نویسندگان
چکیده
Disease in Immunocompromised Hosts: A case-Control Study Senu Apewokin, MD; Aasiya Matin, MD; Naveen Sanath Kumar, MD; Shebli Atrash, MD; Bakhous Aziz; Jameel Muzaffar; Vyjayanthi Ganga, MD; Monica Grazziutti, MD; Medicine, University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Myeloma Institute or Research and Therapy, UNIVERSTIY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES, LITTLE ROCK, AR; The Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; Myeloma, UAMS myeloma institute., little rock, AR; Mirt, 4301 West Markham, little ROCK, AR
منابع مشابه
Detection of intrathecal IgM, IgG and IgA in a Cuban West Nile virus confirmed case.
Dra. Maritza Pupo-Antúnez – Novia del Mediodía Km 6 1⁄2 La Lisa, Habana, Cuba. E-mail: [email protected] West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus grouped in Japanese encephalitis virus serogroup due to serological antigenic characteristics. WNV is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes which acquire the virus after feeding on vertebrate amplifying hosts, mainly birds. WNV is ...
متن کاملRisk Factors for West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease, California, 2005
In 2005, 880 West Nile virus cases were reported in California; 305 case-patients exhibited neuroinvasive disease, including meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis. Risk factors independently associated with developing neuroinvasive disease rather than West Nile fever included older age, male sex, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.
متن کاملNeuropsychological Impact of West Nile Virus Infection: An Extensive Neuropsychiatric Assessment of 49 Cases in Canada
BACKGROUND West Nile virus emerged as an important human pathogen in North America and continues to pose a risk to public health. It can cause a highly variable range of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to severe illness. Neuroinvasive disease due to West Nile virus can lead to long-term neurological deficits and psychological impairment. However, these deficits have not been w...
متن کاملHuman case of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Portugal, summer 2015.
A case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection was reported in the Algarve region, Portugal, in the first week of September 2015. WNV is known to circulate in Portugal, with occasional reports in horses and birds (2004 to 2011) and very sporadically human cases (in 2004 and in 2010). Here we present the clinical and laboratory aspects related to the first human case of West Nile neuroinvasive diseas...
متن کاملHealth-related quality of life in persons with West Nile virus infection: a longitudinal cohort study
BACKGROUND West Nile virus (WNV) infections are predominantly asymptomatic, although almost 1% become neuroinvasive and debilitating. We describe the impact of neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive disease on patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS Short Form 36 questionnaire data came from a Canadian WNV cohort (Loeb 2008) of 154 patients followed for up to three years. We gene...
متن کامل