@article{fdi:010072724,
  title = {{A}ssociation between reported aetiology of central nervous system infections and the speciality of study investigators-a bias compartmental syndrome ?},
  author = {{B}harucha, {T}. and {V}ickers, {S}. and {M}ing, {D}. and {L}ee, {S}. {J}. and {D}ubot {P}{\'e}r{\`e}s, {A}udrey and de {L}amballerie, {X}. and {N}ewton, {P}. {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {C}onventional descriptions of central nervous system ({CNS}) infections are variably categorized into clinical syndromes for patient investigation, management and research. {A}etiologies of the most commonly recognized syndromes, encephalitis and meningitis, tend to be attributed predominantly to viruses and bacteria, respectively. {M}ethods: {A} systematic review was performed of aetiological studies of {CNS} syndromes and data extracted on reported author specialities. {R}esults: {T}he analysis identified an association between the author's speciality and the {CNS} syndrome studied, with a tendency for virologists to study encephalitis and microbiologists to study meningitis. {C}onclusions: {W}e suggest there is bias in study design. {S}tronger multidisciplinary collaboration in {CNS} infection research is needed.},
  keywords = {{B}ias ; {C}entral nervous system infection ; {E}ncephalitis ; {E}pidemiology ; {M}eningitis},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {111},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {579--583},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1093/trstmh/try008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072724},
}