Human herpesvirus-6B active infection associated with relapsing bilateral anterior optic neuritis

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-247

  Moschettini, D ^a   Franceschini, R ^a   Vaccaro, N M ^a   Cermelli, C ^b   Pezzini, F ^b   Balestrieri, M ^a   Cerase, A ^a   Bartalini, S ^a   Ulivelli, M ^a   Tosi, G M ^a   Donati, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active infection; HHV 6; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA VIRUS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; OPTIC NEURITIS; PAPILLITIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; OPTIC NEURITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33751028510     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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