Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 93-96 , February 2012

An adolescent with fever, headache, and myalgias

  • Virginia M. Pierce

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • Clinical Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • ,
  • Richard L. Hodinka

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Virology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinical Virology Laboratory, 5NW39 Main Bldg. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 590 2028; fax: +1 215 590 2556.

Received 2 December 2011 ,Accepted 5 December 2011.

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PII: S1386-6532(11)00510-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.12.003

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 93-96 , February 2012

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