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Presence of Epstein–Barr virus in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with aseptic meningitis appears to be common

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This work was supported by a grant for medical research from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, 2-8-1 Minamiohtsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-8476, Japan

    T. Kimiya

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Yagihashi & M. Shinjoh

  3. Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan

    A. Kai

  4. Center for Clinical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Sato

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Kimiya, T., Yagihashi, T., Shinjoh, M. et al. Presence of Epstein–Barr virus in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with aseptic meningitis appears to be common. Infection 41, 1045–1046 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0420-4

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