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Vilmane A, Terentjeva A, Tamosiunas PL, Suna N, Suna I, Petraityte-Burneikiene R, Murovska M, Rasa-Dzelzkaleja S, Nora-Krukle Z. Human Parvoviruses May Affect the Development and Clinical Course of Meningitis and Meningoencephalitis. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10060339. [PMID: 32503112 PMCID: PMC7349785 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10060339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Meningitis and meningoencephalitis are neurological inflammatory diseases, and although routine diagnostics include testing of a wide range of pathogens, still in many cases, no causative agent is detected. Human parvovirus B19 (B19V), human bocaviruses 1–4 (HBoV1–4), and human parvovirus 4 (hPARV4) are members of the Parvoviridae family and are associated with a wide range of clinical manifestations including neurological disorders. The main aim of this study was to determine whether human parvoviruses infection markers are present among patients with meningitis/meningoencephalitis in Latvia as well as to clarify the role of these viruses on the clinical course of the mentioned diseases. Our study revealed HBoV1–4 and B19V genomic sequences in 52.38% and 16.67% of patients, respectively. Furthermore, symptoms such as the presence of a headache and its severity, fatigue, disorientation, and difficulties to concentrate were significantly frequently present in patients with active parvovirus infection in comparison with parvoviruses negative patients, therefore we suggest that HBoV1–4 and B19V infection should be included in the diagnostics to reduce the number of meningitis/meningoencephalitis with unknown/unexplained etiology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anda Vilmane
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 5 Ratsupites St., LV-1067 Riga, Latvia; (A.T.); (M.M.); (S.R.-D.); (Z.N.-K.)
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| | - Anna Terentjeva
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 5 Ratsupites St., LV-1067 Riga, Latvia; (A.T.); (M.M.); (S.R.-D.); (Z.N.-K.)
| | - Paulius L. Tamosiunas
- Vilnius University Life Sciences Center Institute of Biotechnology, 7 Sauletekio Al., 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (P.L.T.); (R.P.-B.)
| | - Normunds Suna
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga East Clinical University Hospital “Gaiļezers”, 2 Hipokrata St., LV-1038 Riga, Latvia; (N.S.); (I.S.)
| | - Inga Suna
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Riga East Clinical University Hospital “Gaiļezers”, 2 Hipokrata St., LV-1038 Riga, Latvia; (N.S.); (I.S.)
| | - Rasa Petraityte-Burneikiene
- Vilnius University Life Sciences Center Institute of Biotechnology, 7 Sauletekio Al., 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; (P.L.T.); (R.P.-B.)
| | - Modra Murovska
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 5 Ratsupites St., LV-1067 Riga, Latvia; (A.T.); (M.M.); (S.R.-D.); (Z.N.-K.)
| | - Santa Rasa-Dzelzkaleja
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 5 Ratsupites St., LV-1067 Riga, Latvia; (A.T.); (M.M.); (S.R.-D.); (Z.N.-K.)
| | - Zaiga Nora-Krukle
- Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Rīga Stradiņš University, 5 Ratsupites St., LV-1067 Riga, Latvia; (A.T.); (M.M.); (S.R.-D.); (Z.N.-K.)
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