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encephalitis - Herpes simplex

Advices

≥ 18 years
Priority Medication Remarks
Medication:

aciclovir iv 10mg/kg 3dd 21 days

General comments

HSV1,2 PCR niet beschikbaar op Aruba. Externe bepaling mogelijk in overleg met arts-microbioloog. Indien HSV-encephalitis niet uitgesloten kan worden volledige empirische behandeling geven. 

Sources

  1. Pubmed.gov publication # 18582201

    IDSA guideline: Tunkel AR, Glaser CA, Bloch KC, et al; Infectious Diseases Society of America. The management of encephalitis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47:303-27. 

Antimicrobial resources

The following antimicrobial agents have been used in these recommendations:

External antimicrobial resources
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Metadata

Swab vid: G-7083.3
Updated: 09/19/2024 - 22:11
Status: Published