Cost-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