An uncommon case of disseminated neonatal herpes simplex infection presenting with pneumonia and pleural effusions

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 532-533

  Langlet, Claire ^a   Gaugler, Christophe ^a   Castaing, Muriel ^a   Astruc, Dominique ^a   Falkenrodt, Annie ^b   Neuville, Agnès ^b   Messer, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

FATAL OUTCOME; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0041346248     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1218-7     Document Type: Article

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