Varicella zoster virus myelitis in two elderly patients: diagnostic value of nested polymerase chain reaction assay and antibody index for cerebrospinal fluid specimens.

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Published in Case Rep Neurol on April 12, 2013

Authors

Teruyuki Takahashi1, Masato Tamura, Kenji Miki, Mai Yamaguchi, Akira Kanno, Satoshi Nunomura, Chisei Ra, Takashi Tamiya, Satoshi Kamei, Toshiaki Takasu

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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