Human herpesvirus type 4 combined with Brucella abortus meningitis case report
Human herpesvirus type 4 (EBV) combined with Brucella abortus meningitis is a rare infectious encephalitis with a poor prognosis and high recurrence rate. A step therapy strategy of antibiotics combined with glucocorticoids is currently recommended to control acute phase symptoms and reduce the risk of recurrence.
Authors
- Jingjing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1192-7368)
- Fusuo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-0129)
- Xiaolong Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-2333)
- Jiahui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5488-9138)
Institutions
- Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Baotou Central Hospital (CN)
- Baotou Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11444-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35