Rapid Detection of Powassan Virus in a Patient With Encephalitis by Metagenomic Sequencing.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/cix792 and PMC identifier 5850433.
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Abstract
We describe a patient with severe and progressive encephalitis of unknown etiology. We performed rapid metagenomic sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid and identified Powassan virus, an emerging tick-borne flavivirus that has been increasingly detected in the United States.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
- Encephalitis, Tick-Borne
- Metagenomics