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New Insights Into the Therapeutic Management of Varicella Zoster Virus Meningitis: A Series of 123 Polymerase Chain Reaction-Confirmed Cases.

Marie DulinSylvie ChevretMaud SalmonaHervé JacquierBeatrice BercotJean-Michel MolinaDavid LebeauxAnne-Lise Munier
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
In this study, patients with VZV meningitis had a good outcome, with no evidence of any impact of the treatment strategy. However, further studies are needed to support the possibility of milder treatment in immunocompetent patients, avoiding cost and side effects of IV acyclovir.
Keyphrases
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • prognostic factors
  • combination therapy
  • patient reported outcomes
  • replacement therapy