Co-infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in an immunocompetent child with meningoencephalitis: A random association?

Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-176

  Vianello, F ^a,b   Barbaro, F ^a   Cogo, P ^a   Furlan, A ^a   Trevenzoli, M ^a   Sgarabotto, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 42249111898     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6249-y     Document Type: Article

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