Active cytomegalovirus infection in nonimmunosuppressed patients in the ICU

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-270

  Navarro, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 79960393174     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0289     Document Type: Letter

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