| screening for possible failure of herpes simplex virus pcr in cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis. | the objectives of this study were to evaluate the reliability of herpes simplex virus (hsv) pcr testing in cerebrospinal fluid (csf) for the detection of herpes simplex encephalitis. this was done by examining retrospectively the clinical follow-up of a large group of patients tested routinely by hsv-pcr. in addition, an attempt was made to assess the incidence of herpes simplex encephalitis in a central european population. csf samples from 1,427 patients from all vienna hospitals were submitte ... | 2001 | 11468740 |