Identification of 2 novel isolates of hepatitis E virus in Argentina

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 294-297

  Schlauder, George G ^a   Frider, Bernardo ^b   Sookoian, Silvia ^b   Castaño, Gustavo C ^b   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033913921     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315651     Document Type: Article

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