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A polymerase chain reaction assay of cerebrospinal fluid in patients with suspected herpes simplex encephalitis.

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in CSF of 109 patients with possible herpes simplex encephalitis. HSV DNA was found in 20/109 patients. In 14 of these patients the diagnosis was confirmed by a rise in CSF antibodies, isolati...

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Published in:J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Main Authors: Anderson, N E, Powell, K F, Croxson, M C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 1993
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1015012/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8389398/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.56.5.520
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