Diagnosis of Japanese Encephalitis infection
diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of JEV infection includes:
- IgM capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of serum or CSF
- measurement of JEV-specific IgM can be carried out in CSF of most patients by 4 days after onset of symptoms and in serum by 7 days after onset (1)
- other laboratory findings may include: leukocytosis, mild anaemia and hyponatraemia
- in lumbar puncture CSF typically has
- a mild to moderate pleocytosis with a lymphocytic predominance
- slightly elevated protein
- normal ratio of CSF to plasma glucose (1
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