Herpes simplex encephalitis and management of acyclovir in encephalitis patients in France

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 372-381

  Stahl, J P ^a   Mailles, A ^b   De Broucker, T ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^c Neurology   (France)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; epidemiology; herpes simplex virus (HSV); infectious disease; virology (human)

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; FRANCE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84355167680     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000483     Document Type: Article

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