Herpes simplex virus colitis in a neonate

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 887-888

  Daley, Andrew J ^a   Craven, Paul ^a   Holland, Andrew J A ^a   Jones, Cheryl A ^a   Badawi, Nadia ^a   Isaacs, David ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colitis; Herpes simplex virus; Neonatal infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0036376823     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200209000-00025     Document Type: Article

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