Myelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in two patients with AIDS: Successful treatment with acyclovir

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 138-140

  Lionnet, François ^a   Pulik, Marc ^b   Genet, Philippe ^b   Petitdidier, Charlotte ^b   Davous, Patrick ^b   Lebon, Pierre ^b   Rozenberg, Flore ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DIDANOSINE; VIRUS DNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0030045599     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.138     Document Type: Article

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