Adenovirus mixture isolated from the brain of an AIDS patient with encephalitis.

doi:10.1002/jmv.1890470210

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Adenovirus mixture isolated from the brain of an AIDS patient with encephalitis.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 1995

Schnurr D, Bollen A, Crawford-Miksza L, Dondero M E, Yagi S

Abstract excerpt

A mixture of adenoviruses 31 and 49 was isolated from the brain of an AIDS patient with encephalitis. Adenovirus hexon protein was detected in neurons by indirect immunofluorescence. By restriction endonuclease analysis both adenovirus 31 and 49 were shown to be new genotypes. This is the first r...

Topics

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Adenovirus Infections, Human
Adenoviruses, Human
Antigens, Viral
Brain
Capsid
Capsid Proteins
Cell Line
Encephalitis, Viral
Fatal Outcome
Female
Genotype
Humans
Middle Aged
Serotyping
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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