Determination of the viremia threshold for dental cross-infection in a mouse model

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Cafruny, William A ^a   Bradley, Sarahann E ^a   Brunick, Ann ^b   Nelson, Debralee M ^b   Nelson, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental cross infection; Lactate dehydration virus; Virus transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DNA DETERMINATION; INFECTION RISK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH INFECTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE-ELEVATING VIRUS;

EID: 0029940395     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(96)02016-2     Document Type: Article

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