Relapse of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis After Conventional Acyclovir Therapy

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 259, Issue 7, 1988, Pages 1051-1053

  Vanlandingham, Kevan E ^a   Marsteller, H Blair ^a   Ross, Gary W ^a   Hayden, Frederick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

AGED; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENCE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0023846305     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1988.03720070051034     Document Type: Article

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