Retrospective Review of Children Hospitalized for Epstein–Barr Virus-Related Infectious Mononucleosis
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Authors
- Jikui Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-1491)
- Zhe Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-6882)
- Zengrui Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7496-2468)
- Bei Sun
- Song Guan
- Qingluan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5180-5568)
- Jing Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-3063)
- Lingyun Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8514-1029)
- Yun Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-8322)
- Jinjun Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4991-4836)
- Shufeng Tian
- Sen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-2902)
- Wenhong Zhang
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- ShenZhen People’s Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (CN)
- Shenzhen Children's Hospital (CN)
- Huashan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14070702
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen