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Isolation of human herpesvirus-6 from an infant with Kawasaki disease

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Abbreviations

HHV-6:

human herpesvirus-6

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 755, Ube, Japan

    K. Hagiwara, H. Komura, F. Kishi & T. Kaji

  2. Ube Research Laboratory of FUJIREBIO INC., 755, Ube, Japan

    T. Yoshida

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Hagiwara, K., Komura, H., Kishi, F. et al. Isolation of human herpesvirus-6 from an infant with Kawasaki disease. Eur J Pediatr 151, 867–868 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957946

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