Transient synovitis: Lack of serologic evidence for acute parvovirus B- 19 or human herpesvirus-6 infection

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-187

  Lockhart, Gregory R ^a,b   Longobardi, Yen Loo ^b   Ehrlich, Michael ^b  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus; Parvovirus; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARVOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEROLOGY; SYNOVITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032993549     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199903000-00009     Document Type: Article

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