Wednesday 10 January 2018

HSV ENCEPHALITIS AROUND 2 WEEKS OF AGE C

HSV study group of the PEMCRC and Cruz et al.

Pediatrics, 2018

This multi center retrospective cross-sectional study of infants <60 days old who had CSF studies sent. 112 of 26,533 had HSV identified with >80%  in weeks 1 to 4; median age 14 days. HSV was more common in 0-28 days vs 29-60 days (OR 3.9; 95% CI: 2.4-6.2).

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