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Table 1 Summary of pathogens encountered in Western Australia, pertaining to each pattern

From: Magnetic resonance imaging patterns of paediatric brain infections: a pictorial review based on the Western Australian experience

Pattern

Cases

Pathogens

1

A

6

Parechovirus (5 cases), Enterovirus (1 case)

B

6

Parechovirus (2 cases), Enterovirus (4 cases)

2

A

7

Herpes simplex virus (5 cases), Scedosporium prolificans (1 case), Pneumocystis jiroveci (1 case)

B

1

Herpes simplex virus (1 case)

C

2

Varicella zoster virus (1 case), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1 case)

3

 

1

Norovirus (1 case)

4

A

7

Cytomegalovirus (5 cases), Toxoplasma (2 cases)

B

6

Cytomegalovirus (6 cases)

5

 

4

Epstein-Barr virus (2 cases), Cryptococcus (2 cases)

6

A

3

Enterovirus (3 cases)

B

1

Burkholderia pseudomallei (1 case)