Clinical manifestations and quantitative analysis of virus load in Taiwanese children with Epstein-Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-221

  Cheng, Chia Chi ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a   Shao, Pei Lan ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Jong Min ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus infections; Infectious mononucleosis; Signs and symptoms; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS DNA;

AGE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHARYNGITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TONSILLITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; TAIWAN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 34948883299     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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