Failure to detect human herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus viral genomes in giant cell arteritis biopsy specimens by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 280-286

  Cankovic, Milena ^a   Zarbo, Richard J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Epstein Barr virus; Human herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TEMPORAL ARTERY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

BIOPSY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 33748427814     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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