European guidelines for diagnosis and management of patients with suspected herpes simplex encephalitis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 178-180

  Klapper, P E ^a   Cleator, G M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EUROPE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HERPES;

EID: 0031900867     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00665.x     Document Type: Article

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