Cristian Launes, Juan Camacho, Marina Pons-Espinal, F Xavier López-Labrador, Cristina Esteva, María Cabrerizo, María Dolores Fernández-García, Marta Fogeda, Josefa Masa-Calles, Noemí López-Perea, Juan Emilio Echevarría, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, David Tarragó
PURPOSE: Investigation of undiagnosed cases of infectious neurological diseases, especially in the paediatric population, remains a challenge. This study aimed to enhance understanding of viruses in CSF from children with clinically diagnosed meningitis and/or encephalitis (M/ME) of unknown aetiology using shotgun sequencing enhanced by hybrid capture (HCSS). METHODS: A single-centre prospective study was conducted at Sant Joan de Déu University Hospital, Barcelona, involving 40 M/ME episodes of unknown aetiology, recruited from May 2021 to July 2022...
March 4, 2024: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases