Severe encephalomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult with chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 and clinical response to treatment with foscarnet plus ganciclovir

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Troy, Stephanie B ^a   Blackburn, Brian G ^a   Yeom, Kristen ^a   Finley Caulfield, Anna K ^a   Bhangoo, Munveer S ^a   Montoya, Jose G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PROVIRUSES; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SERUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56749131273     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593315     Document Type: Article

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