West Nile virus meningitis in patient with common variable immunodeficiency [5]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1353-1354

  Alonto, Augusto M ^a   Aronoff, David M ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS MENINGITIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 0141532086     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0910.030195     Document Type: Letter

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