CLINICAL ANALYZING THE CASES OF CHILDREN WITH JEV INFECTION

Wang TH1, Shen KL1, Mai Y1, Liu YY1

1Beijing Children¡¯s Hospital, Beijing, China

 

Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection in children.

Methods: One hundred and sixty-three cases with suspected viral central nerve System infection were admitted in Beijing Children¡¯s Hospital from May 1996 to September 1999. Twenty-three cases were identified as positive JEV IgM by ELISA and their clinical manifestation were analyzed respectively.

Results: There were high JEV-IgM positive rate in the two groups of 2-6 years and 6-10 years age that value were expressed with 18.5% and 28.37% respectively. Acute flaccid paralysis was expressed in two cases.

Conclusion: JEV is an important pathogen in children with viral encephalitis in the epidemic season. Children younger than 10 years old are still the important age group for JEV infection.

Keywords: Japanese encephalitis Infection IgM Children

 
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