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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...
Autores principales: | Alvarez, Jose C, Alvarez, Jorge, Tinoco, Javier, Mellado, Patricio, Miranda, Hector, Ferrés, Marcela, Forero, Jonathan, Álvarez, Cristian |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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