Imbalanced immune response and dysregulation of neural functions underline fatal opportunistic encephalitis caused by astrovirus
O. A. Maximova, M. L. Weller, T. Krogmann, D. E. Sturdevant, S. Ricklefs, K. Virtaneva, C. Martens, K. Wollenberg, M. Minai, I. N. Moore, C. S. Sauter, J. N. Barker, I. Lipkin, D. Seilhean, A. Nath, J. I. Cohen
This study investigates astrovirus-induced CNS infection in immunocompromised patients, showing immune dysregulation and neural dysfunction similar to HIV.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology