Detection of polyomaviral DNA in clinical samples from immunocompromised patients: Correlation with clinical disease

Journal of Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Perrons, C J ^a,b   Fox, J D ^a   Lucas, S B ^a   Brink, N S ^a   Tedder, R S ^a   Miller, R F ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Virology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; JC VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; URINE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029887378     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(96)80020-X     Document Type: Article

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