Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections: HSV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid and serum

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Malm, G ^a   Forsgren, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus infections; HSV DNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0032983605     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.81.1.f24     Document Type: Article

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