Sensitive method for detection of human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in saliva collected in field studies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1981-1983

  Zerr, Danielle M ^a,d   Huang, Meei Li ^b   Corey, Lawrence ^b,c   Erickson, Matthew ^c   Parker, Heather L ^c   Frenkel, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6;

EID: 0034099220     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.1981-1983.2000     Document Type: Article

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