HSV-1 viremia as a potential cause of febrile neutropenia in an immunocompromised child

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages e19-e21

  Holzinger, Dirk ^a   Kühn, Joachim ^a   Ehlert, Karoline ^a   Groll, Andreas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Febrile neutropenia; Fever; Herpes simplex viremia; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MEROPENEM; PREDNISONE; TEICOPLANIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VORICONAZOLE;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIREMIA; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ACYCLOVIR; CHILD; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; VIREMIA; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 75749131144     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b79669     Document Type: Article

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