The utility of plasma polymerase chain reaction for human herpes virus-6 among pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients: Results of a pilot study

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 473-477

  Allen, U D ^a   Tellier, R ^a   Doyle, J ^a   Petric, M ^a   Wasfy, S ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Calderwood, S ^a   Freedman, M ^a   Saunders, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Human herpesvirus type 6; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA; EDETIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECIPIENT; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035162373     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703153     Document Type: Article

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