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Table 1 Major pathogens implicated in infectious disease-associated encephalopathy

From: Infectious disease-associated encephalopathies

Organism

Specific

References

Viruses

Herpes simplex virus

[2]

 

Human herpesvirus

[3]

 

Influenza A virus

[4]

 

Influenza A(H5N1) virus

[4, 5]

 

Influenza B virus

[4, 5]

 

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

[6]

 

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)

[7]

 

Chikungunya virus

[8]

 

Cytomegalovirus

[9]

 

Dengue virus

[10]

 

Rift valley fever virus

[11]

 

Varicella zoster virus

[3]

 

SARS-CoV

[12]

Protozoa

Toxoplasma gondii

[13]

 

Trypanosoma cruzi

[14]

 

Cryptococcus neoformans

[15]

 

Cryptococcus gattii

[15]

 

Plasmodium falciparum

[16]

 

Plasmodium vivax

[17, 18]

Bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae

[19]

 

Chlamydia pneumoniae

[20]

 

Chlamydia psittaci

[20]

 

Leptospira spp.

[21]

 

Listeria monocytogenes

[22]

 

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

[23]

 

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

[24]

 

Streptococcus pyogenes (group A)

[25]

 

Streptococcus (group B)

[26]