Factors influencing the decision to test young infants for herpes simplex virus infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1156-1158

  Cohen, Daniela M ^a   Lorch, Scott A ^a,b   King, Rebecca L ^a   Hodinka, Richard L ^a,b   Cohn, Keri A ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Herpes simplex virus; Neonate; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 36549019610     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181461b4d     Document Type: Article

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