Isolation of varicella-zoster virus from vesicles in children with varicella

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 326-328

  Ozaki, Takao ^a,c   Kajita, Yuji ^a   Namazue, Junko ^b   Yamanishi, Koichi ^b  

^a Showa Hospital Kohnan   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c K   (Japan)

Author keywords

Varicella zoster virus; Vesicle; Viral isolation

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLISTER; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0029876706     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199604)48:4<326::AID-JMV5>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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