Epstein-barr virus DNA in the blood of infants, young children, and adults by age and HIV status

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-72

  Brandt, Carl D ^a,b,c,e   Sison, Antonio V ^d   Rakusan, Tamara A ^a,b,c   Saxena, Ela S ^a   Kaufman, Thomas E ^a   O'Donnell, Regina M ^b   Sever, John L ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Lymphoproliferative interstitial pneumonia; Pediatric HIV disease; Viral interference

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031963498     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199801010-00010     Document Type: Article

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