Infection with AIDS-related herpesviruses in human immunodeficiency virus-negative infants and endemic childhood Kaposi's sarcoma in Africa

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 847-856

  Kasolo, F C ^a,b   Mpabalwani, E ^b   Gompels, U A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030889119     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-78-4-847     Document Type: Article

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