Epstein-Barr virus DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and central nervous system disorders

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-374

  Portalani, M ^a,b   Cermelli, C ^a   Meacci, M ^b   Pietrosemoli, P ^b   Sabbatini, A M T ^b   Cerri, M C ^a   Guaraldi, G ^a   De Rienzo, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033210228     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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