Use of Guthrie cards for the early diagnosis of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-252

  Barbi, Maria ^a   Binda, Sandro ^a   Primache, Valeria ^a   Tettamanti, Alberto ^b   Negri, Carlo ^c   Brambilla, Carlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Multizonale Varese   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Guthrie card; Herpes simplex virus; Neonatal disease; Viremia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0031941875     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199803000-00017     Document Type: Article

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