Table 4.
Diagnosis | Infectious etiology | Testing |
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Encephalitis | Influenza, type A | Nasopharyngeal rapid test positive |
Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis | Parainfluenza | PCR nasopharyngeal positive |
Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis | Parainfluenza | Positive culture nasal wash |
Seizure | H1N1 influenza, wild type | Nasal swab culture positive |
Demyelinating Disorder of Unclear Etiology | Hepatitis B | Previously diagnosed |
Demyelinating Disorder of Unclear Etiology | Mycoplasma | Serum IgM positive |
Seizure | Group A Streptococcus | Positive culture |
Bell’s Palsy | Herpes Simplex Virus | Unknown test |
Encephalitis | Mycoplasma and Enterovirus | IgM positive |
Transverse Myelitis | Mycoplasma | Serum Mycoplasma IgM and IgG positive |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Group A Streptococcus | Rapid antigen detection test positive |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Pneumococcus | Positive blood culture |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Mycoplasma | “Serum Reactive” IgM |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Borrelia burgdorferi | Positive antibody screen and western blot |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Epstein Barr Virus | EBV IgM positive serum |
GBS, Brighton level 2 a | Enterovirus | Positive PCR in CSF |
GBS, Brighton level 1 a | Cytomegalovirus | Serum IgM and IgG positive |
GBS, Brighton level 1 a | Cytomegalovirus | CSF and serum DNA positive |
GBS, physician diagnosed | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Previously diagnosed |
Brighton Collaboration [10]