Re-emergence of<i>Parechovirus</i>: 2017–2022 National Trends of Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Lili Tao, Romney M. Humphries, Ritu Banerjee, David C. Gaston
Abstract
Increasing parechovirus (PeV) infections prompted a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Advisory in July 2022. We retrospectively assessed national PeV trends in cerebrospinal fluid and observed unexpected viral dynamics from 2020 to 2022 with regional variance. These findings may be due to mitigation strategies aimed at severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. PeV testing can benefit ill patients, particularly children.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCerebrospinal fluidCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicinePediatricsDiseaseInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Respiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis