@article{9c146258e4f941dbb42daf60f906cc6f,
title = "Case definitions, diagnostic algorithms, and priorities in encephalitis: Consensus statement of the international encephalitis consortium",
abstract = "Background. Encephalitis continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Advances in diagnosis and management have been limited, in part, by a lack of consensus on case definitions, standardized diagnostic approaches, and priorities for research.Methods. In March 2012, the International Encephalitis Consortium, a committee begun in 2010 with members worldwide, held a meeting in Atlanta to discuss recent advances in encephalitis and to set priorities for future study.Results. We present a consensus document that proposes a standardized case definition and diagnostic guidelines for evaluation of adults and children with suspected encephalitis. In addition, areas of research priority, including host genetics and selected emerging infections, are discussed.Conclusions. We anticipate that this document, representing a synthesis of our discussions and supported by literature, will serve as a practical aid to clinicians evaluating patients with suspected encephalitis and will identify key areas and approaches to advance our knowledge of encephalitis.",
keywords = "autoimmune, encephalitis, guidelines, host genetics, viral",
author = "A. Venkatesan and Tunkel, {A. R.} and Bloch, {K. C.} and Lauring, {A. S.} and J. Sejvar and A. Bitnun and Stahl, {J. P.} and A. Mailles and M. Drebot and Rupprecht, {C. E.} and J. Yoder and Cope, {J. R.} and Wilson, {M. R.} and Whitley, {R. J.} and J. Sullivan and J. Granerod and C. Jones and K. Eastwood and Ward, {K. N.} and Durrheim, {D. N.} and Solbrig, {M. V.} and L. Guo-Dong and Glaser, {C. A.} and Heather Sheriff and David Brown and Eileen Farnon and Sharon Messenger and Beverley Paterson and Ariane Soldatos and Sharon Roy and Govinda Visvesvara and Michael Beach and Roger Nasci and Carol Pertowski and Scott Schmid and Lisa Rascoe and Joel Montgomery and Suxiang Tong and Robert Breiman and Richard Franka and Matt Keuhnert and Fred Angulo and James Cherry",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support. This work was supported by the Emerging Infectious Diseases Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U50/CCU915548–03 to C. A. G. and U50/CCU416123 to K. C. B.; French Institute for Public health Surveillance and French infectious Diseases Society (A. M. and J.-P. S.); National Natural Science Foundation of China [8129034] (L. G.-D.); Hunter Medical Research Institute (K. E. and D. D.); National Institutes of Health K08 AI081754 (A. S. L.); Manitoba Health Research Council (M. V. S.); Public Health England ( J. G.). Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.",
year = "2013",
month = oct,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1093/cid/cit458",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "57",
pages = "1114--1128",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "8",
}