Herpes zoster meningoencephalitis: Not only a disease of the immunocompromised?

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-75

  Douglas, A ^a   Harris, P ^b   Francis, F ^b   Norton, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERPES ZOSTER ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549086445     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-009-9092-5     Document Type: Letter

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