Clinical Significance of Human Herpesvirus 6 Positivity on the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
A review of 15 patients who tested positive for human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) on the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel revealed that the majority were unlikely to have HHV-6 encephalitis. Criteria to assist interpretation of HHV-6 positive results are presented.
Medical subject headings
- Herpesvirus 6, Human
- Meningitis
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Roseolovirus Infections