Quantification of circulating varicella-zoster virus DNA for follow-up in a case of visceral varicella-zoster infection ameliorated with intravenous acyclovir

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-245

  Ishizawa, Jo ^a   Fujita, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Iguchi, Mai ^a   Tachibana, Takayoshi ^a   Taguchi, Jun ^a   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Leukemia; Transplantation; Valacyclovir; Visceral varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; METHOTREXATE; OMEPRAZOLE; PENTAZOCINE; THIOTEPA; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOCHEZIA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DEFECT; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; VISCERA;

EID: 34247637265     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.06127     Document Type: Article

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