Optimizing Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Evaluations: Influence of In-House Serum Polymerase Chain Reaction Performance on Diagnostic Turnaround, Acyclovir Duration, and Hospital Length of Stay

Elizabeth M Patt¹, Julie A Ribes², Lindsey M Long³, Brian M Gardner^{1

3}, Joel I Howard⁴, Aric Schadler^{3

4}, Katie B Olney^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
³ Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Elizabeth M Patt et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 26;13(9):501-503.

doi: 10.1093/jpids/piae072.

Elizabeth M Patt¹, Julie A Ribes², Lindsey M Long³, Brian M Gardner^{1

3}, Joel I Howard⁴, Aric Schadler^{3

4}, Katie B Olney^{1

3}

¹ Department of Pharmacy Services, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
³ Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: diagnostics; herpes simplex virus (HSV); neonatal; polymerase chain reaction (PCR); sepsis.

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