Acyclovir treatment of varicella-zoster virus meningeal infections and acute kidney injury: a multicentre case series study.
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Date publication
mai 2024
Journal
Infectious diseases (London, England)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BINQUET Christine
Tous les auteurs :
Contamine M, Ader F, Lepiller Q, Martha B, Cagnon-Chapalain J, Leturnier P, Frober E, Bouiller K, Binquet C, Auvray C, Piroth L, Blot M
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Résumé
Systematic treatment with intravenous acyclovir is usually given when varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA is isolated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), indicating central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Our study aimed to describe therapeutic management and acute kidney injury (AKI) occurrence during acyclovir treatment of VZV infection with CNS involvement.
Mots clés
Varicella-zoster virus, acute kidney injury, acyclovir, encephalitis, meningitis
Référence
Infect Dis (Lond). 2024 05 31;:1-9