Detection of BK polyomavirus genotypes in healthy and HIV-positive children

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-657

  Di Taranto, C ^a   Pietropaolo, V ^a   Orsi, G B ^a   Jin, L ^a   Sinibaldi, L ^a   Degener, A M ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BK virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Primary infection; Restriction fragment length polymorphism assay

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; URINE; VIRUS DETECTION;

BK VIRUS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ITALY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030870701     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007371320999     Document Type: Article

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