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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus-Associated Central Nervous System Infections in Western Greece: A Five-Year Retrospective Analysis.

Vasileios Kakouris, Niki Kalyva, Maria Militsopoulou, Vassiliki Stamouli, Georgios Meletis, Melina Kachrimanidou, Fotini Paliogianni

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Vasileios KakourisDepartment of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0009-0004-6719-0029
Niki KalyvaDepartment of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Maria MilitsopoulouDepartment of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Vassiliki StamouliDepartment of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Georgios MeletisDepartment of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8750-513X
Melina KachrimanidouDepartment of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9524-0047
Fotini PaliogianniDepartment of Microbiology, University General Hospital of Patras, Rio, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5112-1724

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epidemiology of central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by herpesviruses varies with host factors and geographic distribution. Timely diagnosis and therapeutic intervention are life-saving. This study investigated the epidemiology of herpesvirus CNS infections in Western Greece, compared clinical and laboratory findings with international data and evaluated an internal laboratory algorithm for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) molecular testing criteria. During the study period, 940 of 4300 CSF samples met eligibility criteria for RT-PCR detection of

Indexed as

Central Nervous System InfectionsHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 3, HumanVaricella Zoster Virus InfectionAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGreeceHerpesvirus 1, HumanHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansInfantCNSherpes virusesHSV-1HSV-2VZV

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PMID41599014
PMCPMC12844949

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