Recurrent varicella and HIV infection: 10 cases observed in Lome, Togo;Varicelle recurrente et infection par le VIH. A propos de 10 cas observes a Lome

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-67

  Pitche, P ^a,b   Gbadoe, A E ^a   Tidjani, O ^a   Tchangai Walla, K ^a  

^a Hospitalier Universitaire de Tokoin   (Togo)

^b NONE   (Togo)

Author keywords

Black Africa; HIV infection; Varicella; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOGO; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIRUS ACTIVATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TOGO; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031545427     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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