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Kriger O, Abramovich A, Fratty IS, Leshem E, Amit S, Stein M, Ben-Zeev B, Via-Dorembus S, Hoffmann C, Rabinowicz S, Weil M. An Outbreak of Coxsackievirus B Type 2 Acute Meningoencephalitis in Children, Israel, July-September 2022. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023; 42:e177-e179. [PMID: 36795579 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
Abstract
During July-September 2022, 14 children suffering from meningoencephalitis tested positive for Coxsackievirus B2 (8 cerebrospinal fluid, 9 stool samples). Mean age 22 months (range 0-60 months); 8 were males. Seven of the children presented with ataxia and 2 had imaging features of rhombencephalitis, not previously described in association with Coxsackievirus B2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Or Kriger
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Safra Children Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
| | | | - Ilana S Fratty
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
| | - Eyal Leshem
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat Aviv, Israel
| | - Sharon Amit
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
| | - Michal Stein
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Safra Children Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat Aviv, Israel
| | - Bruria Ben-Zeev
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Safra Children Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat Aviv, Israel
| | - Sara Via-Dorembus
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Safra Children Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
| | - Chen Hoffmann
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat Aviv, Israel
| | - Shira Rabinowicz
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Safra Children Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Ramat Aviv, Israel
| | - Merav Weil
- From the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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