Detection of human herpesvirus 6 in cerebrospinal fluid of children with possible encephalitis

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Yavarian, Jila ^a   Gavvami, Nastaran ^a   Mamishi, Setareh ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Encephalitis; Human herpesvirus6; Real Time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENCEPHALITIS; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6;

EID: 84907572498     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.11821     Document Type: Article

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