Development of a risk score to predict encephalitis by Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus

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24 Oct 2026 0 comments

Encephalitis guidelines recommend repeating a lumbar puncture (LP) 3-7 days after an initial negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) herpes simplex virus (HSV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in patients with high suspicion for HSV or varicella zoster virus (VZV), but this subgroup has not been specified. Retrospective observational study of 602 adults with encephalitis from 2002 to 2023 from two large U.S. healthcare systems. Multivariate logistic regression models were developed and internally...