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Should a hospitalized child receive empiric treatment with acyclovir?

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex encephalitis is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and may be related to timely diagnosis and treatment. While awaiting the results of testing, hospitalization and empiric treatment with acyclovir is recommended, though the direct and indirect costs associ...

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Autores principales: Kulik, Dina M, Mekky, Magda, Yang, Ming, Bitnun, Ari, Parkin, Patricia C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23244394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-38-72