Systematic SARS-CoV-2 screening in cerebrospinal fluid during the COVID-19 pandemic

Grégory Destras^{1

2}, Antonin Bal^{1

2}, Vanessa Escuret^{1

2}, Florence Morfin^{1

2}, Bruno Lina^{1

2}, Laurence Josset^{1

2}; COVID-Diagnosis HCL Study Group

Affiliations

¹ Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre National de Référence France-Sud des Virus des Infections Respiratoires, Institut des Agents Infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, 69004 Lyon, France.
² Université de Lyon, Virpath, CIRI, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.

Grégory Destras et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;1(4):e149.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30066-5. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

Grégory Destras^{1

2}, Antonin Bal^{1

2}, Vanessa Escuret^{1

2}, Florence Morfin^{1

2}, Bruno Lina^{1

2}, Laurence Josset^{1

2}; COVID-Diagnosis HCL Study Group

¹ Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre National de Référence France-Sud des Virus des Infections Respiratoires, Institut des Agents Infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Groupement Hospitalier Nord, 69004 Lyon, France.
² Université de Lyon, Virpath, CIRI, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.

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Comment in

Cerebrospinal fluid findings in COVID-19 indicate autoimmunity.
Lucchese G. Lucchese G. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Oct;1(6):e242. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30147-6. Epub 2020 Oct 7. Lancet Microbe. 2020. PMID: 33047109 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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