Detection of WU polyomavirus in cerebrospinal fluid specimen from a patient with AIDS and suspected progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 314-315

  Barzon, Luisa ^a   Squarzon, Laura ^a   Pacenti, Monia ^a   Scotton, Pier Giorgio ^b   Palú, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Treviso City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KI POLYOMA VIRUS; LETTER; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMA VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WU POLYOMA VIRUS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650677092     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599842     Document Type: Letter

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