Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination in Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease

JAMA Neurol. 2017 Sep 1;74(9):1141-1143. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.1460.

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the role of the central nervous system as a potential reservoir for Ebola virus after initial clinical recovery in a population of patients who survived Ebola virus disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Ebolavirus / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / cerebrospinal fluid*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Survivors*

Substances

  • Biomarkers