Article
Coinfection of multiple strains of Epstein-Barr virus in immunocompetent normal individuals: reassessment of the viral carrier state.
Blood - 1 Apr 2000
Srivastava G, Wong K Y, Chiang A K, Lam K Y, Tao Q
Abstract excerpt
This study reassesses the occurrence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) diversity and coinfection versus dominance of a single viral strain within immunocompetent normal carriers. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of several different polymorphic loci of the EBV genome was performed on collections of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and multiple lymphoid and epithelial tissues of the same individuals. Autopsy...
Topics
- Carrier State
- Epithelium
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Genotype
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lymphoid Tissue
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
