Quantification of viral DNA and liver enzymes in plasma improves early diagnosis and management of herpes simplex virus hepatitis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Beersma, Matthias F C ^a   Verjans, G M G M ^a   Metselaar, H J ^a   Osterhaus, A D M E ^a   Berrington, W R ^b   Van Doornum, G J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Diagnosis; Follow up; Herpes simplex virus; Plasma viral load

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FOSCARNET; LIVER ENZYME; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 79952635466     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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