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Clinical correlates of herpes simplex virus viremia among hospitalized adults.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Nov 2009
Berrington William R, Jerome Keith R, Cook Linda, Wald Anna, Corey Lawrence, Casper Corey
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BACKGROUND: Quantification of herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA in the peripheral blood is often used to evaluate patients suspected of having disseminated HSV infection. Few studies have examined the clinical correlates of HSV viremia among adults. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of blood samples sent to a molecular virology reference laboratory at a university hospital for quantification of HSV DNA...
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