Genetic characterization of varicella-zoster and HIV-1 viruses from the cerebrospinal fluid of a co-infected encephalitic patient, Ghana.
Philip El-DuahAugustina Angelina SylverkenMichael OwusuYaw Ampem AmoakoRichmond YeboahRichmond GormanEmmanuella Nyarko-AfriyieJulia SchneiderTerry C JonesJoseph BonneyTitus AdadeEric Smart YeboahTabea BingerVictor Max CormanChristian DrostenRichard Odame PhillipsPublished in: Virology journal (2022)
Diagnostic tests for CSF HIV would be useful where possible in patients presenting with encephalitis due to VZV and other opportunistic viruses in Kumasi to shed light on the role of HIV in encephalitis cases in Ghana. This report reaffirms the role of the CRF02_AG circulating recombinant form in HIV infections in Ghana and also gives a preliminary genetic characterization of VZV in Kumasi, Ghana.