Use of Interferon- in Patients with West Nile Encephalitis: Report of 2 Cases
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- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (5) , 764-766
- https://doi.org/10.1086/427945
Abstract
We describe 2 patients with West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis who were treated experimentally with interferon (IFN)–α. Both patients demonstrated suKeywords
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