Benign recurrent meningitis due to herpes simplex virus infection;Meningite multirecurrente de Mollaret d'origine herpetique

Presse Medicale

Volumn 27, Issue 29, 1998, Pages 1470-1472

  Gignoux, L ^a   Ryvlin, P ^a   Najioullah, F ^b   Mauguiere F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b Lab de Virologie du Pr Aymard   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNDROME; TIME; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032480453     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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