Avtor/Urednik     Tomažič, J; Poljak, M; Popovič, P (M); Matičič, M; Beović, B; Avšič-Županc, T; Lotrič, S; Jereb, M; Pikelj, F; Gale, N
Naslov     Tick-borne encephalitis: possibly a fatal disease in its acute stage. PCR amplification of TBE RNA from postmortem brain tissue
Tip     članek
Vir     Infection
Vol. in št.     Letnik 25, št. 1
Leto izdaje     1997
Obseg     str. 41-3
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Tick-borne encephalitis has occurred regularly in Europe since it was first diagnosed in 1931 by Schneider. The mortality rate of patients with this disease is 1-2%. Death usually occurs in the acute stage of illness. A case report of a 28-year-old patient from Slovenia, who died shortly after the onset of tick-borne encephalitis, is described. The clinical course of disease, results of serological tests, neuropathological findings and polymerase chain reaction implification of parts of viral genome from postmortem brain tissues are presented.
Deskriptorji     ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
ADULT