Abstract
Cardioviruses cause myocarditis and encephalomyelitis in rodents; human cardioviruses have not been ascribed to any disease. We screened 6,854 cerebrospinal fluid and 10 myocardium specimens from children and adults. A genotype 2 cardiovirus was detected from a child who died of sudden infant death syndrome, and 2 untypeable cardioviruses were detected from 2 children with meningitis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cardiovirus / classification
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Cardiovirus / genetics
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Cardiovirus / isolation & purification
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Cardiovirus Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
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Cardiovirus Infections / virology*
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Child
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Cohort Studies
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / cerebrospinal fluid
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology
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Germany
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Humans
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Infant
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Meningitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis, Viral / virology*
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Myocarditis / cerebrospinal fluid
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Myocarditis / virology
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sudden Infant Death / cerebrospinal fluid*