Prevalence and persistence of TT virus DNA in HIV1-infected individuals

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-231

  Rey, D ^a   Fuchs, A ^b   Frick Michot, E ^a   Meyer, P ^a   Lang, J M ^a   Stoll Keller, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN READING FRAME; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

EID: 0042659457     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-003-3141-2     Document Type: Article

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