Case Report
Coinfection with Rickettsia helvetica and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 in a Young Woman with Meningoencephalitis
Table 1
Summary of the disease history and laboratory findings. R.h.: R. helvetica; doxy: doxycycline.
| Characteristics | |
| Sex, age in yrs | F, 23 | Month | July | Fever, temp °C | 38.5 | Headache | Yes | Stiff neck | Yes | Photophobia | Yes | Treatment | doxy | Outcome | Cured |
| Lab results | | C-reactive prot, mg/L | 11 | WBC count, g/L | 7.2 |
| CSF results | | CSF cells (×106/L) total | 868 | Mono | 820 | Proteins (mg/L) | 2209 | CSF/blood glucose ratio | 0.46 |
| Serology | | Acut phase/s | | Ric-MIF IgG | <32 | Ric-MIF IgM | 2048 | CSF Ric-MIF IgG | <32 | Ric-MIF IgM | <1/16 | Convalescent phase/s | | Ric-MIF IgG | 64 | Ric-MIF IgM | 1024 | Borrelia (IU/mL) serum | Neg | (Index) CSF | Neg |
| Isolation | R.h |
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