A novel mutation of varicella-zoster virus associated to fatal hepatitis

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-74

  Natoli, Silvia ^a   Ciotti, Marco ^b   Paba, Pierpaolo ^b   Testore, Gian Piero ^b   Palmieri, Giampiero ^a   Orlandi, Augusto ^a   Sabato, Alessandro Fabrizio ^a   Leonardis, Francesca ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Severe varicella; Varicella hepatitis; VZV thymidine kinase mutant virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHICKENPOX; EPITOPES; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; THYMIDINE KINASE; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 33747783957     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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