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Immunomodulatory Strategies in Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 18 Mar 2020
Piret Jocelyne, Boivin Guy
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can be responsible for life-threatening HSV encephalitis (HSE). The mortality rate of patients with HSE who do not receive antiviral treatment is 70%, with most survivors suffering from permanent neurological sequelae. The use of intravenous acyclovir together with improved diagnostic technologies such as PCR and magnetic resonance imaging has resulted in a reduction in the...
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