Characterization of a virus isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with epidemic neuropathy

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-105

  Rodriguez M P ^a   Alvarez, R ^a   Garcia Del Barco D ^a   Falcon V ^a   De La Rosa, M C ^a   De La Fuente, J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CUBA; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; VERO CELL; VIRUS ISOLATION;

PICORNAVIRIDAE;

EID: 0031962634     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813266     Document Type: Article

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