Pure red cell aplasia with isolated human herpes virus 6 infection of bone marrow in postcardiac transplant patient
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Kevin Todd
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kevin Todd, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave ML 11027 Cincinnati, OH 45229.
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Search for more papers by this authorGrant Paulsen
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorLara Danziger-Isakov
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorCristina Tarango
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Kevin Todd
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kevin Todd, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave ML 11027 Cincinnati, OH 45229.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorGrant Paulsen
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorLara Danziger-Isakov
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorCristina Tarango
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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