Prolonged Symptoms in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Enteroviral Meningitis

Smith JA and Kaul DR

Abstract

In both adults and children, enteroviruses are the most common cause of aseptic meningitis, and a brief and benign course is typical. We describe the first reported cases of enteroviral meningitis in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) recipients and note a prolonged duration of symptoms. Further, our cases illustrate the utility of the rapid enterovirus Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in avoiding unnecessary antibiotics and diagnostic studies.