title: Reply to "Absence of pleocytosis alone is insufficient to exclude encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus in children".
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López Roa
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Egea
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology*; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*