Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Dispatch
Enteroviruses in Patients with Acute Encephalitis, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gajanan N. Sapkal, Vijay P. Bondre, Pradip V. Fulmali, Pooja Patil, Vipul Dadhania, Vijay M. Ayachit, Daya Gangale, K.P. Kushwaha, A.K. Rathi, Shobha D. Chitambar, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra, Milind M. Gore
, and Gopalkrishna
, and GopalkrishnaTable 2
Clinical features of encephalitis patients with and without EV infections, Upper Pradesh, India, 2006*
| Feature | No. (%) EV positive | No. (%) EV negative |
|---|---|---|
| Fever | 51 (100.0) | 202 (100.0) |
| Altered sensorium | 51 (100.0) | 202 (100.0) |
| Hepatomegaly | 13 (25.49) | 21 (10.3) |
| Splenomegaly | 13 (25.49) | 32 (15.8) |
| Brisk DTR | 4 (8.51)† | 21 (10.3) |
| Meningeal signs | 6 (11.7) | 20 (9.9) |
| Total no. of patients | 51 | 202 |
*EV, enterovirus; DTR, deep tendon reflex.
†Denominator is 47 because these data were unavailable for 4 patients.
