Coinfection of human herpesviruses 6A (HHV-6A) and HHV-6B as demonstrated by novel digital droplet PCR assay.

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Published in PLoS One on March 24, 2014

Authors

Emily C Leibovitch1, Giovanna S Brunetto2, Breanna Caruso2, Kaylan Fenton2, Joan Ohayon2, Daniel S Reich2, Steven Jacobson2

Author Affiliations

1: Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America; Institute for Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences of The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
2: Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

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