Molecular diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections in the central nervous system

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2127-2136

  Tang, Yi Wei ^a,b   Mitchell, P Shawn ^a   Espy, Mark J ^a   Smith, Thomas F ^a   Persing, David H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENOTYPE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEWBORN INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0033002823     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2127-2136.1999     Document Type: Short Survey

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