Cytomegalovirus associated transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent host with DNA detection in cerebrospinal fluid; A case report

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Karunarathne, Suneth ^a   Govindapala, Dumitha ^a   Udayakumara, Yapa ^a   Fernando, Harshini ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytomegalovirus; Hyper intensity; Immunocompetent; Polymerase chain reaction; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYELITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84869119011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-364     Document Type: Article

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