Diagnosis of primary human herpesvirus 6 and 7 infections in febrile infants by polymerase chain reaction

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-45

  Clark, Duncan A ^a   Michael Kidd, I ^a   Collingham, Kathryn E ^b   Tarlow, Michael ^c   Ayeni, Titi ^b   Riordan, Andrew ^b   Griffiths, Paul D ^a   Emery, Vincent C ^a   Pillay, Deenan ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Febrile convulsions; HHV 6; HHV 7; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0030814779     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.1.42     Document Type: Article

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