BK virus neurotropism

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-104

  Lopes da Silva, Rodrigo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO DOS CAPUCHOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

AIDS; BK virus; Neurotropism; Polyomaviruses; Renal hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CIDOFOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEFLUNOMIDE;

AIDS PATIENT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; BK VIRUS INFECTION; BRAIN BIOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEPHRITIS; NEUROTROPISM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

BK VIRUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VIRAL TROPISM;

EID: 79958295559     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.02.002     Document Type: Letter

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