Avtor/Urednik		Faust, Helena; Jelen, Mateja; Poljak, Mario; Klavs, Irena; Učakar, Veronika; Dillner, J.
Naslov		Serum antibodies to human papillomavirus (HPV) pseudovirions correlate with natural infection for 13 genital HPV types
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 56, št. 4
Leto izdaje		2013
Obseg		str. 336-341
ISSN		1386-6532 - Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Background: Phleboviruses are large and widespread group of viruses that are transmitted by arthropods and they have been reported to circulate in endemic regions of Mediterranean Basin, including Croatia. Objectives: To investigate the role of Toscana virus, as a cause of the aseptic meningitis, in summer months in Croatia. Study design: Samples from 30 patients with aseptic meningitis were retrospectively tested by serology and RT-PCR for TOSV. Results: TOSV RNA was detected in 2/30 and TOSV IgM antibodies were found in 4/30 of patients. Phylogenetic analysis of partial L and S segments suggests that TOSV from Croatia represents an autochthonous strain. Conclusion: The study has confirmed the role of TOSV as an agent that causes aseptic meningitis in Croatia, therefore it should be considered by physicians when encountering meningitis or febrile illness among indigenous population or travellers during the summer months.