Molecular evidence for nosocomial transmission of human immunodeficiency virus from a surgeon to one of his patients

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 4537-4540

  Blanchard, Alain ^a   Ferris, Stéphane ^a   Chamaret, Sophie ^a   Guétard, Denise ^a   Montagnier, Luc ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0031958110     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.5.4537-4540.1998     Document Type: Article

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