Distribution of human herpesvirus 6 and varicella-zoster virus in organs of a fatal case with exanthem subitum and varicella

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 590-595

  Ueda, Takeshi ^a   Miyake, Yoko ^a   Imoto, Koji ^a   Hattori, Shigenori ^a   Miyake, Susumu ^a   Ishizaki, Toru ^b   Yamada, Akira ^b,c   Kurata, Takeshi ^d   Nagai, Takao ^e   Suga, Sadao ^f   Asano, Yoshizo ^f  

^a KAGAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Hygienic and Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^e Nagai Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^f FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exanthem subitum; Human herpesvirus 6; Human herpesvirus 7; Varicella; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SERODIAGNOSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENPOX; DNA, VIRAL; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FATAL OUTCOME; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 10544249453     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03713.x     Document Type: Article

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