Search for anti-EA(D) antibodies in subjects with an "isolated VCA IgG" pattern

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  De Paschale, Massimo ^a   Cagnin, Debora ^a   Cerulli, Teresa ^a   Manco, Maria Teresa ^a   Agrappi, Carlo ^a   Mirri, Paola ^a   Gatti, Arianna ^a   Rescaldani, Cristina ^a   Clerici, Pierangelo ^a  

^a Hospital of Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MIRIDAE;

EID: 80052488051     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/695104     Document Type: Article

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