Protocol for nationwide surveillance of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in a network of tertiary care hospitals in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in laboratory diagnostics have greatly enhanced the understanding of the infectious aetiologies of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) globally. However, these diagnostic tests are not widely utilized in many public-sector clinical settings in India. Significant gaps thus remain in the knowledge and understanding of the burden, etiological spectrum, and risk factors associated with AES occurring in India.

Methods

The current manuscript outlines a protocol designed to characterize the infectious causes of AES in affected regions of India through a network of 12 selected tertiary care hospitals and their associated Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs). A standardized tiered testing algorithm accounting for a wide range of possible etiological ag

SUBMITTER: Velayudhan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12036155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature