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Diagnosis of Epstein‐Barr virus–induced central nervous system infections by DNA amplification from cerebrospinal fluid
1 May 1994
Abstract excerpt
A nested polymerase chain reaction was used for the detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in 1 patient with encephalitis, and in 1 patient with myelitis. Epstein-Barr virus DNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid samples obtained at the onset of neurological symptoms in both patients, and serological findings indicated ongoing Epstein-Barr virus infection. In the patient with encephalitis, herpes simplex virus type...
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