Coxsackie B infection in a Scottish general practice

The authors describe 38 cases of protracted illness, characterized by varied multisystem symptomatology. Significant antibody titres to Coxsackie B viruses, suggesting recent infection, were found in these 38 patients (47 per cent of 81 cases investigated). The syndrome has many of the features of m...

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Published inJournal of the Royal College of General Practitioners Vol. 34; no. 258; pp. 15 - 19
Main Authors Calder, B D, Warnock, P J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Coxsackievirus Infections - epidemiology
Enterovirus B, Human
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Original Papers
Scotland
Scotland
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Summary:The authors describe 38 cases of protracted illness, characterized by varied multisystem symptomatology. Significant antibody titres to Coxsackie B viruses, suggesting recent infection, were found in these 38 patients (47 per cent of 81 cases investigated). The syndrome has many of the features of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a condition which has frequently been found in closely clustered epidemics but seldom in sporadic or endemic form. The reported cases emerged over a four-year period and fresh cases continue to appear.
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ISSN:0035-8797