Publications

[virological diagnosis of an outbreak of fever and rashes caused by parvovirus b19, cuba, 1995].	the results obtained in the study of an a outbreak of fever and rash occurred in havana city in march, 1995, are reported. dengue, measles, rubella, herpes simplex, and epstein barr were discarded as causal agents of the outbreak in the samples of 35 patients. parvovirus b19 was identified as the causing agent of the outbreak by the detection of igm antibodies and the polymerase chain reaction technique (pcr). the infection produced by this agent was confirmed in 14/18 samples (77.7%) by some of ...	1997	9685954
first report on fatal myocarditis associated with adenovirus infection in cuba.	myocarditis is caused frequently by viral infections of the myocardium. in the past, enteroviruses (ev) were considered the most common cause of myocarditis in all age groups. other viruses that cause myocarditis are adenovirus and influenza viruses. parvovirus b19 infection is associated sometimes with myocarditis. members of the herpesviridae family, cytomegalovirus (cmv), and human herpesvirus 6 (hhv-6) have been associated occasionally with myocarditis. during an atypical outbreak of acute f ...	2008	18712847