Guillain-Barre syndrome should not be considered to be caused by an acute Zika infections unless PCR test for viral RNA is positive

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Guillain-Barre syndrome acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Zika virus IgM antibodies polymerase chain reaction

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