Saverio G Parisi1, Monica Basso2, Claudia Del Vecchio2, Samantha Andreis3, Elisa Franchin2, Federico Dal Bello2, Silvana Pagni2, Maria Angela Biasolo2, Riccardo Manganelli2, Luisa Barzon2, Giorgio Palù2. 1. Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 63, 35100 Padova, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova Hospital, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: saverio.parisi@unipd.it. 2. Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 63, 35100 Padova, Italy; Microbiology and Virology Unit, Padova Hospital, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova, Italy. 3. Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 63, 35100 Padova, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Very few data exist on viral meningitis and encephalitis in elderly patients (>65 years old). METHODS: This study investigated the detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), HHV-7, HHV-8, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), enterovirus (EV), human adenovirus (HAdV), human parechoviruses (HPeVs), and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) through real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in patients >65 years old who had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tested for a suspected central nervous system infection. RESULTS: A total of 2868 RT-PCRs were performed on 502 CSF samples. Overall, 65 positive RT-PCRs were found: 23 for HSV (35.4% of positives), 15 for EV (23.1% of positives), 14 for EBV (21.5% of positives), 12 for VZV (18.5% of positives), and one for CMV (1.5% of positives). A positive RT-PCR in CSF was detected in 24 (17.4%) patients aged ≥ 80 years and in 35 (9.6%) patients aged 65-79 years (p=0.02). VZV was more frequently detected in the oldest subjects (5.9% vs. 1.6%, p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: HSV was the most common viral aetiology identified in the study, with VZV infection being recognized more frequently in those patients aged ≥ 80 years.
OBJECTIVES: Very few data exist on viral meningitis and encephalitis in elderly patients (>65 years old). METHODS: This study investigated the detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), HHV-7, HHV-8, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), enterovirus (EV), human adenovirus (HAdV), human parechoviruses (HPeVs), and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) through real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in patients >65 years old who had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tested for a suspected central nervous system infection. RESULTS: A total of 2868 RT-PCRs were performed on 502 CSF samples. Overall, 65 positive RT-PCRs were found: 23 for HSV (35.4% of positives), 15 for EV (23.1% of positives), 14 for EBV (21.5% of positives), 12 for VZV (18.5% of positives), and one for CMV (1.5% of positives). A positive RT-PCR in CSF was detected in 24 (17.4%) patients aged ≥ 80 years and in 35 (9.6%) patients aged 65-79 years (p=0.02). VZV was more frequently detected in the oldest subjects (5.9% vs. 1.6%, p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: HSV was the most common viral aetiology identified in the study, with VZV infection being recognized more frequently in those patients aged ≥ 80 years.
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