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A first case of human herpesvirus-6B reactivation, confirmed by next-generation sequencing, in allopurinol-induced hypersensitivity syndrome in China

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  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, and Beijing Key Laboratory for Mechanisms Research and Precision Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, P. R. China

    Meng Xiao, Xin Fan & Ying-Chun Xu

  2. Department of Dermatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, P. R. China

    Ju Qiao, Chao Wu & Hong-Zhong Jin

  3. Binhai Genomics Institute and Tianjin Translational Genomics Center, BGI-Tianjin, BGI-Shenzhen, Tianjin, 300308, P. R. China

    Zhuo-Ma Cai-Ji, Rui-Xue Sun, Yan-Ping Gong, Yin-Xin Zhang & Hong-Long Wu

  4. Charles Sturt University, Leeds Parade, Orange, New South Wales, 2678, Australia

    Timothy Kudinha

  5. Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR - PathologyWest, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

    Timothy Kudinha & Fanrong Kong

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Xiao, M., Qiao, J., Wu, C. et al. A first case of human herpesvirus-6B reactivation, confirmed by next-generation sequencing, in allopurinol-induced hypersensitivity syndrome in China. Eur J Dermatol 28, 698–699 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2018.3378

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