Human Herpesvirus-6 Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluid on the BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel in a High Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Prevalence African Setting.
James MilburnKwana LechiileKeatlaretse SiamisangChristopher G WilliamsLeah OwenEzekiel GwakubaTichaona MachiyaTshepo LeemeHannah E BartonRonan DoyleMark W TenfordeMadisa MineDavid M GoldfarbMargaret MokomaneJoseph N JarvisPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
The prevalence and clinical relevance of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) detection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in patients with suspected meningoencephalitis in high human immunodeficiency virus-prevalence African settings are not known. We describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics of 13 patients with HHV-6 CSF PCR positivity in Botswana.