Prevalence of human herpesvirus 6 antibody in the population of Belem, Para, northern Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 538-540

  De Freitas, Ronaldo Barros ^a   Linhares, Alexandre C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Human herpesvirus 6; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; REYNOSIA GUAMA;

EID: 12644292900     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90016-X     Document Type: Article

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