Increasing incidence of severe Epstein-Barr virus-related infectious mononucleosis: Surveillance study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1873-1874

  Tattevin, Pierre ^a   Le Tulzo, Yves ^a   Minjolle, Sophie ^a   Person, Arnaud ^a   Chapplain, Jean Marc ^a   Arvieux, Cedric ^a   Thomas, Remi ^a   Michelet, Christian ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 33646576835     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1873-1874.2006     Document Type: Article

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