Epstein-Barr virus antibodies in Kawasaki Disease

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-479

  Lee, Soon Ju ^a   Lee, Kyung Yil ^a   Han, Ji Whan ^a   Lee, Joon Sung ^a   Whang, Kyung Tai ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Herpes virus; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

AGE; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33748297540     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.4.475     Document Type: Article

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