Detection of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in heart transplant recipients by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction method

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-119

  Moschettini, D ^a   De Milito, A ^a   Catucci, M ^a   Marconi, A ^a   Rinina, C ^a   Bianchi Bandinelli, M L ^a   Valensin, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Human herpes virus 6; Human herpes virus 7; Multiplex polymerase chain reaction; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 0031780921     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682168     Document Type: Article

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