Diagnosis of orf virus infection in humans by the polymerase chain reaction

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 403-405

  Scagliarini, A ^a   Gallina, L ^a   Dal Pozzo, F ^a   Battilani, M ^a   Ciulli, S ^a   Prosperi, S ^a   Pampiglione, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Orf virus; PCR; Treatment; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENOME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POXVIRUS INFECTION; SHEEP; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ORF VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIS CATUS; HUMAN ORF VIRUS; ORF VIRUS; OVIS ARIES; POXVIRIDAE;

EID: 11844256951     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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