Serial changes of intrathecal viral loads evaluated by chemiluminescence assay and nested PCR with aciclovir treatment in herpes simplex virus encephalitis

Internal Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 796-801

  Kamei, Satoshi ^a   Takasu, Toshiaki ^a   Morishima, Tsuneo ^b   Mizutani, Tomohiko ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence assay; Herpes simplex virus encephalitis; Nested PCR; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS LOAD;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 5044238639     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.796     Document Type: Article

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