Predominance of neutrophils in the cerebrospinal fluid of AIDS patients with cytomegalovirus radiculopathy

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 364-366

  Granter, Scott R ^a,b   Doolittle, Marc H ^a   Renshaw, Andrew A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytology; Cytomegalovirus; Neutrophils; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 0029869899     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.3.364     Document Type: Article

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