Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 238-240

  Bolton, W V ^a   Davis, A R ^a   Ge, Y C ^b   Dwyer, D E ^c   Kenrick, K G ^a   Cunningham, A L ^b   Saksena, N K ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b Westmead Institutes for Hlth Res   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REX PROTEIN; TAX PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BLOOD DONOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HTLV; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032923826     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.238-240.1999     Document Type: Article

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