Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid Prior to Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing Might Miss Cases of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Oct;55(10):3142-3143. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01129-17.

Author

Benjamin T Galen¹

Affiliation

¹ Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA BGalen@montefiore.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: encephalitis; herpes simplex virus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid / chemistry
Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology
Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
False Negative Reactions
Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid*
Herpes Simplex / diagnosis
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Simplexvirus / genetics
Simplexvirus / isolation & purification*