Human herpesvirus 6 variant B infection in adult patients after unrelated cord blood transplantation

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 352-355

  Tomonari, Akira ^a   Takahashi, Satoshi ^a   Ooi, Jun ^a   Iseki, Tohru ^a   Takasugi, Kashiya ^a   Uchiyama, Michihiro ^a   Konuma, Takaaki ^a   Futami, Muneyoshi ^a   Ohno, Nobuhiro ^a   Uchimaru, Kaoru ^a   Tojo, Arinobu ^a   Asano, Shigetaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cord blood transplantation; Graft versus host disease; Human herpesvirus 6

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; VIRUS DETECTION; ADOLESCENT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 22844444052     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.04183     Document Type: Article

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