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[Infectious mononucleosis].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Oct 2001
Yoneyama A
Abstract excerpt
Infectious mononucleosis(IM) is a primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)infection. Since heterophil antibody negative IM is common in Japan, EBV antibody(presence of VCA-IgM or anti-EA, high titers of VCA-IgG in the absence of anti-EBNA) is useful for serologic diagnosis of IM. Although EBV causes the continuous growth of lymphoid cell lines in vitro and causes malignant diseases such as Burkitt lymphoma,...
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