Detection of hepatitis C virus genomic sequences in the cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-infected patients

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 252-254

  Morsica, Giulia ^a   Bernardi, Maria Teresa ^a   Novati, Roberto ^a   Foppa, Caterina Uberti ^a   Castagna, Antonella ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; HCV; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; VIRUS GENE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031420176     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199711)53:3<252::AID-JMV12>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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