Herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA in h\uman corneas: What are the virological and clinical implications?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Hill, James M ^a,b   Clement, Christian ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CORNEA; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; NOTE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS TITRATION;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 67650660959     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599330     Document Type: Note

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