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Editorial

It is Time to Examine the Role of Host Cytokine Response in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

Jin-Young Han1 Department of Pediatrics & Center for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN55455, USA; University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 296, Minneapolis, MN55455, USA;2 ⏹ Tel.: +1 612 624 1112 ⏹ Fax: +1 612 624 [email protected]
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Mark R Schleiss1 Department of Pediatrics & Center for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN55455, USA; University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 296, Minneapolis, MN55455, USA
Pages 679-681 | Published online: 09 Jun 2011

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