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John F. Carroll, MD; John Booss, MD

JAMA. 1976;236(18):2092-2093.

Abstract
Elevated levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were associated with elevated herpes antibody in the CSF in a case of herpes simplex encephalitis. The case was also characterized by a prolonged course and a difficult virus isolation.

(JAMA 236:2092-2093, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the departments of pediatrics (Dr Carroll) and microbiology (Dr Booss), Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Dr Carroll is now with the Pediatric Associates, Elmira, NY. Dr Booss is with the Veterans Administration Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, West Haven, CN 06516 (Dr Booss).

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