Prevalence of herpes simplex virus-1 in hospitalized adult patients with clinical diagnosis of meningoencephalitis using real-time polymerase chain reaction: A single-center, cross-sectional study.

Conclusion: According to the estimated prevalence of HSV-1 meningoencephalitis in the current study, it seems that the prevalence of HSV-1 meningoencephalitis is not too high in our community; therefore, initial empiric acyclovir therapy is frequently overused. PMID: 30815020 [PubMed]
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: J Res Med Sci Source Type: research