Blood And Pharyngeal Swab Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications in Children With Acute Nonbacterial Encephalitis
Performing viral PCR on both CSF and non-CSF specimens is associated with a higher detection rate of viral etiology and may positively impact the duration of empirical antimicrobial therapy in children with nonbacterial encephalitis.
Authors
- Giuseppe Indolfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3830-9823)
- Maria Moriondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8371)
- Elisabetta Venturini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-3933)
- Sandra Trapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-1500)
- Francesco Nieddu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-3631)
- Laura Galli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-0290)
- Roberto Privato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0352-161X)
- Chiara Azzari
Institutions
- Pediatric Oncology Group (CA)
- Meyer Children's Hospital (IL)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004898
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00