Human herpesvirus 6: An emerging pathogen

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-366

  Campadelli Fiume, Gabriella ^a,b   Mirandola, Prisco ^a   Menotti, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Microbiologia e Virologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; GRAFT REJECTION; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0033000776     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0503.990306     Document Type: Review

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