Article
Distribution, persistence and interchange of Epstein-Barr virus strains among PBMC, plasma and saliva of primary infection subjects.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kwok Hin, Chan Koon Wing, Chan Kwok Hung, Chiang Alan Kwok Shing
Abstract excerpt
Our study aimed at investigating the distribution, persistence and interchange of viral strains among peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), plasma and saliva of primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection subjects. Twelve infectious mononucleosis (IM) patients and eight asymptomatic individuals (AS) with primary EBV infection were followed longitudinally at several time points for one year from the time of...
Topics
- Adolescent
- B-Lymphocytes
- Child
- Epithelial Cells
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
- Genotype
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Longitudinal Studies
- Plasma
- Polymorphism, Genetic