Detection of herpesvirus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid and correlation with clinical symptoms

Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-162

  Plentz, A ^a   Jilg, W ^a   Kochanowski, B ^a   Ibach, B ^a   Knoll A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 42249105726     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6354-y     Document Type: Article

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