| Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 15;37(6):e88-90. Epub 2003 Aug 27. |
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The role for intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of West Nile virus encephalitis.
Haley M, Retter AS, Fowler D, Gea-Banacloche J, O'Grady NP.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Warren Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with high titers to West Nile virus was used as an adjuvant therapy for a patient with West Nile virus encephalitis that did not respond to supportive care. We present this case report and review the evidence supporting the use of high-titer IVIG.
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PMID: 12955669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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