Could neonatal disseminated herpes simplex virus infections be treated earlier?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Fidler, Katy J ^a,b   Pierce, Christine M ^b   Cubitt, W David ^a,b   Novelli, Vas ^a,b   Peters, Mark J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; Infection; Neonates; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG ERUPTION; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SHOCK; TACHYPNEA; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LONDON; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242772963     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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