Herpes simplex virus hepatitis: An analysis of the published literature and institutional cases

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1428-1434

  Norvell, John P ^a   Blei, Andres T ^a   Jovanovic, Borko D ^a   Levitsky, Josh ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX HEPATITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 35448955634     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21250     Document Type: Article

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