Avidity of antibodies to human herpesvirus 7 suggests primary infection in young adults with pityriasis rosea
T Vág
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
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E Sonkoly
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
*Corresponding author: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 6, Szeged, Hungary 6720, tel. +36 6254 5799; fax +36 6254 5954; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorS Kárpáti
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
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†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
Search for more papers by this authorJ Ongrádi
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
Search for more papers by this authorT Vág
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
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E Sonkoly
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
*Corresponding author: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 6, Szeged, Hungary 6720, tel. +36 6254 5799; fax +36 6254 5954; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorS Kárpáti
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
Search for more papers by this authorB Kemény
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
Search for more papers by this authorJ Ongrádi
†Department of Dermato-Venereology, Semmelweis University and ‡National Institute of Dermato-Venereology, Budapest, Hungary 1085.
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