Aetiology of viral central nervous system infection, a Malaysian study

Neurology Asia

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 65-71

  Yong, Yean Kong ^a   Chong, Heng Thay ^a,b   Wong, Kum Thong ^a   Tan, Chong Tin ^a   Devi, Shamala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PARVOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; PATHOGENESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

EID: 69749088540     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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