Usefulness of adding multiplex nested-polymerase chain reaction assay of cerebrospinal fluid samples to routine diagnostic testing for herpesvirus encephalitis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 670-672

  Frias C ^a   Matas, L ^a   Ferre X ^a   Millan M ^a   Marti S ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Ausina, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0034795772     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100585     Document Type: Article

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