Human herpesvirus 8 detection in nasal secretions and saliva

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 213-216

  Blackbourn, David J ^b   Lennette, Evelyne T ^b   Ambroziak, John ^b   Mourich, Dan V ^b   Levy, Jay A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; NOSE SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031963903     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517356     Document Type: Article

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