The Detectability of the Viral RNA in Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis.
Sambor GrygorczukJustyna Dunaj-MałyszkoPiotr CzuprynaArtur SulikKacper ToczyłowskiAgnieszka Siemieniako-WerszkoAgnieszka ŻebrowskaSławomir PancewiczAnna Moniuszko-MalinowskaPublished in: International journal of molecular sciences (2022)
The detection of TBEV RNA in blood might be diagnostic in the peripheral phase of TBE. The lack of TBEV RNA in the CSF cellular fraction speaks against TBEV influx into the central nervous system with infiltrating leukocytes and is consistent with a relatively low intrathecal viral burden.