Author's response to reviews Title:Viral pathogens in children hospitalized with features of central nervous system infection in a malaria-endemic region of Papua New Guinea Authors:
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Moses Laman ([email protected]) Ilomo Hwaiwhanje ([email protected]) Cathy Bona ([email protected]) Jonathan Warrell ([email protected]) Susan Aipit ([email protected]) David Smith ([email protected]) Joanna Noronha ([email protected]) Peter Siba ([email protected]) Ivo Mueller ([email protected]) Inoni Betuela ([email protected]) Timothy ME Davis ([email protected]) Laurens Manning ([email protected])
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Viral pathogens in children hospitalized with features of central nervous system infection in a malaria-endemic region of Papua New Guinea
BACKGROUND Viral central nervous system (CNS) infections are common in countries where malaria is endemic but, due to limited laboratory facilities, few studies have systematically examined the prevalence and clinical consequences of the presence of viruses in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from children with suspected CNS infection. METHODS We performed a prospective study of Papua New Guinean ch...
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تاریخ انتشار 2014