Human herpesvirus 6-A, 6-B, and 7 in vitreous fluid samples

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 996-999

  Cohen, Jeffrey I ^a   Fahle, Gary ^b   Kemp, Margaret A ^b   Apakupakul, Kathleen ^c   Margolis, Todd P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HHV 6A; HHV 6B; HHV 7; Iritis; Retinitis; Vitritis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6 A; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6 B; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; IDIOPATHIC RETINITIS; IRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITREOUS BODY; VITRITIS;

DNA, VIRAL; EYE DISEASES; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; VITREOUS BODY;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6A; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7;

EID: 77953512075     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21751     Document Type: Article

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