Reply to Galen, “Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid Prior to Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing Might Miss Cases of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis”
Hauser RG, Campbell SM, Brandt CA, Wang S. Reply to Galen, “Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid Prior to Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing Might Miss Cases of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis”. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2017, 55: 3144-3145. PMID: 28947510, PMCID: PMC5625402, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01144-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-Effectiveness Study of Criteria for Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid To Determine the Need for Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing
Hauser RG, Campbell SM, Brandt CA, Wang S. Cost-Effectiveness Study of Criteria for Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid To Determine the Need for Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2017, 55: 1566-1575. PMID: 28298450, PMCID: PMC5405275, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00119-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHerpes simplex virus (HSV) central nervous system (CNS) infectionPCR testingCentral nervous system infectionCSF white blood cellsHSV PCR testingNervous system infectionLarge health care systemWhite blood cellsCost-effectiveness studiesHealth care systemDecision analysis modelHSV encephalitisCNS infectionSystem infectionHSV infectionAbsence of markersImmunocompetent hostsNecessary diagnostic testsOrgan transplantsPatient careDiagnostic testsBlood cellsCare systemPCR test