Association between early initiation of anti-herpesvirus therapy and outcomes in herpesvirus encephalitis: A Nationwide Retrospective Propensity Score Analysis in Japan
Early anti-herpesvirus therapy was associated with improved survival, functional outcomes, and lower resource utilization in HSE.
Authors
- Hiroyuki Ohbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-2569)
- Kiyohide Fushimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-0290)
- Satoshi Kutsuna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-8955)
- Yuichiro Matsuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8804-8628)
- Yuya Kimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1649-0596)
- Keito Shinmoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-2882)
- Hideo Yasunaga
- Hiroki Matsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-7925)
Institutions
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- University of Tokyo Health Sciences (JP)
- Institute for Health Economics and Policy (JP)
- Department of Health (IE)
- Department of Health Services (NP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107997
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare