Severe encephalomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult with chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 and clinical response to treatment with foscarnet plus ganciclovir.

Troy, Stephanie B; Blackburn, Brian G; Yeom, Kristen; Caulfield, Anna K Finley; Bhangoo, Munveer S; Montoya, Jose G

Troy, Stephanie B; Blackburn, Brian G; Yeom, Kristen; Caulfield, Anna K Finley; Bhangoo, Munveer S; Montoya, Jose G.

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Troy SB; Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5107, USA. sbtroy@stanford.edu

Clin Infect Dis ; 47(12): e93-6, 2008 Dec 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18991511

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Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use; Encephalomyelitis/drug therapy; Encephalomyelitis/virology; Foscarnet/therapeutic use; Ganciclovir/therapeutic use; Herpesvirus 6, Human/isolation & purification; Proviruses/isolation & purification; Roseolovirus Infections/drug therapy; Roseolovirus Infections/virology; Adult; Cerebrospinal Fluid/virology; Herpesvirus 6, Human/genetics; Humans; Male; Proviruses/genetics; Serum/virology; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Ganciclovir / Proviruses / Foscarnet / Herpesvirus 6, Human / Roseolovirus Infections / Encephalomyelitis Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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