Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in persons without merkel cell carcinoma

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1496-1498

  Wieland, Ulrike ^a   Mauch, Cornelia ^b   Kreuter, Alexander ^c   Krieg, Thomas ^b   Pfister, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; POLYOMA VIRUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 70349089287     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1509.081575     Document Type: Article

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