Congenital infections with human herpesvirus 6

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 544-546

  Adams, Ortwin ^a   Krempe, Catharina ^b   Kögler, Gesine ^b   Wernet, Peter ^b   Scheid, Andreas ^b  

^a Geb 2221   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031849454     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517470     Document Type: Article

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