The management of infants and children treated with aciclovir for suspected viral encephalitis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-106

  Kneen, Rachel ^a   Jakka, Srinivasa ^a   Mithyantha, Renuka ^a   Riordan, Andrew ^a   Solomon, Tom ^b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149158795     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.144998     Document Type: Article

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