Anh NT., Nhu LNT., Hong NTT., Phuc TM., Tam PTT., Huong DT., Anh TT., Deng X., Nghia HDT., Nguyen TT., Van Hung N., Thuan ND., Phuong PTH., Chau NVV., Baker S., Delwart E., Thwaites G., Van Tan L., VIZIONS Consortium1 None.

Central nervous system (CNS) infection is a serious neurologic condition, although the etiology remains unknown in >50% of patients. We used metagenomic next-generation sequencing to detect viruses in 204 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with acute CNS infection who were enrolled from Vietnam hospitals during 2012-2016. We detected 8 viral species in 107/204 (52.4%) of CSF samples. After virus-specific PCR confirmation, the detection rate was lowered to 30/204 (14.7%). Enteroviruses were the most common viruses detected (n = 23), followed by hepatitis B virus (3), HIV (2), molluscum contagiosum virus (1), and gemycircularvirus (1). Analysis of enterovirus sequences revealed the predominance of echovirus 30 (9). Phylogenetically, the echovirus 30 strains belonged to genogroup V and VIIb. Our results expanded knowledge about the clinical burden of enterovirus in Vietnam and underscore the challenges of identifying a plausible viral pathogen in CSF of patients with CNS infections.

Viral Metagenomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Acute Central Nervous System Infections of Unknown Origin, Vietnam.

Anh NT., Nhu LNT., Hong NTT., Phuc TM., Tam PTT., Huong DT., Anh TT., Deng X., Nghia HDT., Nguyen TT., Van Hung N., Thuan ND., Phuong PTH., Chau NVV., Baker S., Delwart E., Thwaites G., Van Tan L., VIZIONS Consortium1 None.

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