Aseptic meningitis and encephalitis because of herpesviruses and enteroviruses in an immunocompetent adult population

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 995-997

  Frantzidou, F ^a   Kamaria, F ^b   Dumaidi, K ^a   Skoura, L ^a   Antoniadis, A ^a   Papa, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

CNS; Encephalitis; Herpesviruses and enteroviruses; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GREECE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 49549124254     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02233.x     Document Type: Article

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