Viral infections of the central nervous system in elderly patients: A retrospective study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-10

  Parisi, Saverio G ^a,b   Basso, Monica ^a,b   Del Vecchio, Claudia ^a,b   Andreis, Samantha ^a   Franchin, Elisa ^a,b   Dal Bello, Federico ^a,b   Pagni, Silvana ^a,b   Biasolo, Maria Angela ^a,b   Manganelli, Riccardo ^a,b   Barzon, Luisa ^a,b   Palù, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Elderly; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS C; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN PARECHOVIRUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VERY ELDERLY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHICKENPOX; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; GENETICS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HERPES ZOSTER; VIROLOGY;

AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CHICKENPOX; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84957837089     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.012     Document Type: Article

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