KOHLMAIER, B., N. SCHWEINTZGER, M. SAGMEISTER, Vendula SVENDOVA, D. KOHLFURST, A. SONNLEITNER, M. LEITNER, A. BERGHOLD, E. SCHMIEDBERGER, F. FAZEKAS, A. PICHLER, J. REJC-MARKO, Daniel RUZEK, Lucie DUFKOVA, Darina CEJKOVA, Petr HUSA, Martina PÝCHOVÁ, Lenka KRBKOVÁ, Vaclav CHMELIK, Vera STRUNCOVA, D. ZAVADSKA, G. KARELIS, A. MICKIENE, J. ZAJKOWSKA, P. BOGOVIC, F. STRLE and W. ZENZ. Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE): A European Multicentre Study from 2010 to 2017. Microorganisms. Basel: MDPI, 2021, vol. 9, No 7, p. 1-15. ISSN 2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071420.
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Original name Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE): A European Multicentre Study from 2010 to 2017
Authors KOHLMAIER, B., N. SCHWEINTZGER, M. SAGMEISTER, Vendula SVENDOVA (203 Czech Republic), D. KOHLFURST, A. SONNLEITNER, M. LEITNER, A. BERGHOLD, E. SCHMIEDBERGER, F. FAZEKAS, A. PICHLER, J. REJC-MARKO, Daniel RUZEK (203 Czech Republic), Lucie DUFKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Darina CEJKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Petr HUSA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martina PÝCHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka KRBKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vaclav CHMELIK (203 Czech Republic), Vera STRUNCOVA (203 Czech Republic), D. ZAVADSKA, G. KARELIS, A. MICKIENE, J. ZAJKOWSKA, P. BOGOVIC, F. STRLE and W. ZENZ (guarantor).
Edition Microorganisms, Basel, MDPI, 2021, 2076-2607.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10606 Microbiology
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.926
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/21:00122108
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071420
UT WoS 000676591300001
Keywords in English tick-borne encephalitis; vaccine-preventable disease; meningomyelitis; central paresis; peripheral paresis
Tags 14110214, 14110318, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is a major cause of central nervous system infections in endemic countries. Here, we present clinical and laboratory characteristics of a large international cohort of patients with confirmed TBE using a uniform clinical protocol. Patients were recruited in eight centers from six European countries between 2010 and 2017. A detailed description of clinical signs and symptoms was recorded. The obtained information enabled a reliable classification in 553 of 555 patients: 207 (37.3%) had meningitis, 273 (49.2%) meningoencephalitis, 15 (2.7%) meningomyelitis, and 58 (10.5%) meningoencephalomyelitis; 41 (7.4%) patients had a peripheral paresis of extremities, 13 (2.3%) a central paresis of extremities, and 25 (4.5%) had single or multiple cranial nerve palsies. Five (0.9%) patients died during acute illness. Outcome at discharge was recorded in 298 patients. Of 176 (59.1%) patients with incomplete recovery, 80 (27%) displayed persisting symptoms or signs without recovery expectation. This study provides further evidence that TBE is a severe disease with a large proportion of patients with incomplete recovery. We suggest monitoring TBE in endemic European countries using a uniform protocol to record the full clinical spectrum of the disease.
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