Cytomegalovirus: The taming of the beast?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9093, 1997, Pages 1718-1719

  Goodrich, J ^a   Khardori, N ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031581505     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)22050-7     Document Type: Note

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