AUTHOR=Langerak Thomas , Yang Harvey , Baptista Mark , Doornekamp Laura , Kerkman Tessa , Codrington John , Roosblad Jimmy , Vreden Stephen G. S. , De Bruin Erwin , Mögling Ramona , Jacobs Bart C. , Pas Suzan D. , GeurtsvanKessel Corine H. , Reusken Chantal B. E. M. , Koopmans Marion P. , Van Gorp Eric C. M. , Alberga Henk 

TITLE=Zika Virus Infection and Guillain–Barré Syndrome in Three Patients from Suriname

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2016.00233

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2016.00233

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p>We present three patients from Suriname who were diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) during the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in this country. One patient had a positive ZIKV urine real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) result. The other two patients had a negative ZIKV urine qRT-PCR but a positive virus neutralization test and presence of IgG antibodies against ZIKV in the serum. Considering the evidence of a past ZIKV infection and absence of evidence for recent infections with the most common preceding infections of GBS, it is very likely that these GBS cases were triggered by ZIKV.</p>