CSF pleocytosis is not always present in herpes simplex virus infection of the nervous system
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Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Cerebrospinal Fluid
ABSTRACT Background and Objective: Herpes simplex encephalitis is a life-threatening consequence of the central nervous system (CNS) infection with Herpes simplex virus (HSV). Although it is a rare disease, mortality rates reach 70% in the absence of therapy and only a minority of individuals can return to normal function. The aim of this study was to d...
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Interest in herpes simplex virus (HSV) has increased considerably over the last few years, largely as a result of a more general awareness ofthe possible association between HSV-2 and cervical cancer and the increasing frequency of sexual transmission of HSV-2. Of less general interest is the affinity ofHSV for nervous tissues and its ability to cause a variety of neurological diseases. That HS...
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Interest in herpes simplex virus (HSV) has increased considerably over the last few years, largely as a result of a more general awareness ofthe possible association between HSV-2 and cervical cancer and the increasing frequency of sexual transmission of HSV-2. Of less general interest is the affinity ofHSV for nervous tissues and its ability to cause a variety of neurological diseases. That HS...
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Abstract Background and Aims: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of corneal disease and is the leading infectious cause of corneal blindness among developed nations. This study is aimed to provide an estimation of the incidence of Herpes Simplex Virustype-1, 2(HSV1, 2) and Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) in tears and swab from eye infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in eye ...
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections of the central nervous system (CNS) can occur within weeks after birth (neonatal HSV disease) or in childhood or adulthood [herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE)]. Most cases of neonatal HSV disease are caused by HSV type 2, whereas virtually all cases of HSE are caused by HSV type 1. Diagnostic advances made during the past decade include the application of po...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.250