Lymphotropic polyomavirus and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-

  Focosi, Daniele ^a   Kast, Richard Eric ^b   Maggi, Fabrizio ^a   Ceccherini Nelli, Luca ^a   Petrini, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

BRAIN BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY;

HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

AFRICAN GREEN MONKEY POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 58849121027     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01744-08     Document Type: Letter

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