Positive CSF HSV PCR in patients with GBM: A note of caution

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 746-749

  McDermott, S S ^a   McDermott, P F ^a   Skare, J ^a   Glantz, M ^b   Smith, T W ^a   Litofsky, N S ^a   Recht, Lawrence D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Glioblastoma multiforme; Herpes simplex; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0034620487     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.3.746     Document Type: Article

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