Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 207-210 , March 2004

Monitoring herpesviruses DNA in three cases of acute retinal necrosis by real-time PCR

  • Shinya Asano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan
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  • Tetsushi Yoshikawa

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Virology, Research Institute for Disease Mechanism and Control, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Contact address: Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 4701192, Japan. Tel.: +81-562-939251; fax: +81-562-952216.
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  • Hiroshi Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan
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  • Yoshihiko Enomoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 4701192, Japan
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  • Masahiro Ohashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 4701192, Japan
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  • Hiroko Terasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan
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  • Yukihiro Nishiyama

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Virology, Research Institute for Disease Mechanism and Control, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan

Received 29 September 2002 ,Revised 3 March 2003 ,Accepted 27 May 2003.

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PII: S1386-6532(03)00162-8

doi: 10.1016/S1386-6532(03)00162-8

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 207-210 , March 2004

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