Erythrovirus B19 infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: screening by histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization

Erythrovirus B19 infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: screening by histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization

Erythrovirus B19 infects erythrocytic progenitors, transiently interrupting erythropoiesis. In AIDS patients it causes chronic anemia amenable to treatment. We looked for evidences of B19 infection in stored bone marrow material from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Histological sec...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Setúbal, Solange Artimos de Oliveira, Andréia Rodrigues Cordovil Pires, Eliene Carvalho da Fonseca, Luiz Antônio Bastos Camacho, Ana Cristina Freire Seródio, Jussara Pereira do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
parvovirus B19-anemia
chronic-immunodeficiency
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000400011

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