Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in paediatric burns patients in a large tertiary hospital, South Africa

Introduction: Herpes simplex virus has been reported in the literature to commonly complicate burn wounds. However, there is paucity of such data in the South African setting. Case presentation: Eight paediatric burns patients with ages ranging between 10 months and 5 years presented with a febrile...

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Main Authors: Mpho L. Sikhosana, Asma Salloo, Monica Birkhead, Kerrigan McCarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-10-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/916