Clinical characteristics and treatment of varicella zoster virus central nervous system infection in an Australian tertiary hospital
VZV encephalitis predominates in older patients while VZV meningitis predominates in younger patients. IV acyclovir remains the standard of care for treatment of VZV encephalitis; however, its role in VZV meningitis is less clear. Controlled trials should be conducted to inform its use, particularly in low-risk patients with VZV meningitis.
Authors
- Stephen Muhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-8199)
- Michael A. Moso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-3380)
- E. H. Chen
- Terry Yan
- Arthur Thevathasan
- Joe Sasadeusz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-0382)
- Connie Lam
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Northern Health (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.70076
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- University of Melbourne