Cytomegalovirus infection and thrombosis: A causative association?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-142

  Youd, P ^a   Main, J ^a   Jackson, E ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0037322065     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1035     Document Type: Article

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