EBV chronic infections

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Eligio, Pizzigallo ^a   Delia, Racciatti ^a   Valeria , Gorgoretti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIMARY INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 79952802510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2010.022     Document Type: Review

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