Laboratory diagnosis of central nervous system infections caused by herpesviruses

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 45-51

  Sauerbrei, A ^a   Wutzler, P ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex encephalitis; Herpesviruses; Intrathecal antibodies; Polymerase chain reaction; Serum antibodies; Varicella zoster virus encephalitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VIRAL DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0036089577     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(02)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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