Acute Zika Virus Infection as a Risk Factor for Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Puerto Rico

JAMA. 2017 Oct 17;318(15):1498-1500. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.11483.

Abstract

This case-control study conducted during the Zika virus epidemic in Puerto Rico estimates the association between preceding Zika virus infection and subsequent Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Female
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Puerto Rico
  • Risk Factors
  • Zika Virus
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis