Serological and metagenomic interrogation of cerebrospinal fluid implicates enteroviruses in pediatric acute flaccid myelitis
R. D. Schubert, I. Hawes, P. S. Ramachandran, A. Ramesh, E. D. Crawford, J. E. Pak, W. Wu, C. K. Cheung, B. D. O'Donovan, C. M. Tato, A. Lyden, M. Tan, R. Sit, G. Sowa, H. A. Sample, , Ob
This study identifies high levels of enterovirus antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid of children with acute flaccid myelitis compared to controls, suggesting a causal role for non-polio enteroviruses.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2019Microbiology