An inflammatory process in the central nervous system (CNS) is believed to play an
important role in the pathway leading to neuronal cell death in a number of …

The nature of microglia fascinated many prominent researchers in the 19th and early 20th
centuries, and in a classic treatise in 1932, Pio del Rio-Hortega formulated a number of …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with encephalitis were prepared by an
Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The guidelines are intended for …

Viral encephalitis is still very prominent around the world, and traditional antiviral therapies
still have shortcomings. Some patients cannot get effective relief or suffer from serious …

Infections with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in humans with acquired or developmental deficits in innate and adaptive immunity. In the …

Diagnostic virology has now entered the mainstream of medical practice. Multiple methods
are used for the laboratory diagnosis of viral infections, including viral culture, antigen …

We performed a literature search in the Medline database, using the PubMed website. The
incidence of presumably infectious encephalitis is estimated at 1.5–7 cases/100,000 …

Acute encephalitis constitutes a medical emergency. In most cases, the presence of focal
neurological signs and focal seizures will distinguish encephalitis from encephalopathy …

Summary The National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious
Diseases Society of America, and CDC have developed guidelines for treatment of …