Use of blood polymerase chain reaction testing for diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infection

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-361

  Cantey, Joseph B ^a   Mejías, Asuncion ^b   Wallihan, Rebecca ^b   Doern, Christopher ^a   Brock, Evangeline ^c   Salamon, Douglas ^b   Marcon, Mario ^b   Sánchez, Pablo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPERIENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VIRAL DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 84864282193     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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