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Varicella-Zoster Virus Meningitis and Encephalitis: An Understated Cause of Central Nervous System Infections

Background Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and herpes zoster cause infections of the central nervous system (CNS) manifesting as meningitis or encephalitis. As compared to enterovirus (EV) and herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2), it is not often tested in CNS infections due to VZV and herpes z...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Jose C, Alvarez, Jorge, Tinoco, Javier, Mellado, Patricio, Miranda, Hector, Ferrés, Marcela, Forero, Jonathan, Álvarez, Cristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364107
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11583