Microhematospermia in acute Zika virus infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-

  Torres, Jaime R ^a   Martínez, Nahir ^a   Moros, Zoila ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN;

BLOOD SAMPLING; HEMATURIA; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROHEMATOSPERMIA; OCCULT BLOOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSTATITIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPERM; URINE SAMPLING; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 84992390488     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.025     Document Type: Letter

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