Human herpesvirus-6 infection in children with cancer

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 423-430

  Michálek, Jaroslav ^a   Horváth, Radek ^b   Benedík, Jaroslav ^b   Hrstková, Hana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; DNA diagnostics; Human herpesvirus 6; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0344069689     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088800199276976     Document Type: Article

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