Usefulness of FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel in the management of an uncommon case of Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 meningitis

S Suárez-Fernández; A Iturzaeta; C Rodríguez-Lucas

Usefulness of FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel in the management of an uncommon case of Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 meningitis

Rev Esp Quimioter. 2019 Oct;32(5):477-478. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

Authors

S Suárez-Fernández, A Iturzaeta, C Rodríguez-Lucas¹

Affiliation

¹ Carlos Rodríguez Lucas. Unidad de Microbiología, Hospital El Bierzo. Médicos sin Fronteras 7, 24404-Ponferrada, Spain. carlosrlucas87@gmail.com.

PMID: 31515977
PMCID: PMC6790882

No abstract available

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Algorithms
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / cerebrospinal fluid
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / virology
Herpesvirus 2, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
Meningitis, Viral / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Viral / virology
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*