HHV-6 is frequently detected in dried cord blood spots from babies born to HIV-positive mothers

Current HIV Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 441-446

  D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco ^a   Burgnich, Paola ^a   Comar, Manola ^a   Dal Molin, Gianna ^a   Bernardon, Maria ^b   Busetti, Marina ^a   Alberico, Salvatore ^b   Poli, Albino ^c   Campello, Cesare ^a   Ferrazzi, E ^d   Fiore, S ^d   Muggiasca, S ^d   Savasi, V ^d   Ravizza, M ^e   Tibaldi, C ^f   Guerra, B ^g   Martinelli, P ^h   Sansone, M ^h   Vimercati, A ⁱ   Rubino, E ^j   Meloni, A ^k   Alberico, S ^b   Bernardon, M ^b   Businelli, C ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Sant'Anna Hospital   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^k Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Congenital infection; Cytomegalovirus; DBS; HHV 6; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUPERINFECTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DESICCATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GENOTYPE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 53849089594     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016208785861122     Document Type: Review

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