Development of antibodies against cytomegalovirus, varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus in Finland during the first eight years of life: A prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 750-753

  Aarnisalo, Johanna ^a   Ilonen, Jorma ^a   Vainionpää, Raija ^a   Volanen, Iina ^a   Kaitosaari, Tuuli ^a   Simell, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FINLAND; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0242383159     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310015881     Document Type: Article

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