Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Aseptic meningitis
Organism
Aseptic meningitis
Acute: Enteroviruses (coxsackie, echo, polio) (90%), mumps, HSV, HIV (primary HIV seroconversion), VZV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus 3, West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus and California group encephalitis viruses (rare).
Recurrent benign lymphocytic meningitis: HSV-2 (Mollaret meningitis).
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Aseptic Meningitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619324/all/Aseptic_meningitis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Aseptic meningitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619324/all/Aseptic_meningitis. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Aseptic meningitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619324/all/Aseptic_meningitis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Aseptic Meningitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619324/all/Aseptic_meningitis.
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