Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of herpes simplex virus in cerebrospinal fluid and cost savings from earlier hospital discharge

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-516

  Rand, Kenneth H ^a   Houck, Herbert ^a   Lawrence, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DILUTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CEPHEIDAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 26944435917     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-1578(10)60582-X     Document Type: Article

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