WU and KI polyomaviruses in the brains of hiv-positive patients with and without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1755-1758

  Barzon, Luisa ^a   Squarzon, Laura ^a   Militello, Valentina ^a   Trevisan, Marta ^a   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   De Caro, Raffaele ^a   Palù, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMA VIRUS KI; POLYOMA VIRUS WU; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS; PROVIRUSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 72849138513     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648095     Document Type: Article

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