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Detection of human herpesvirus 6 in plasma of children with primary infection and immunosuppressed patients by polymerase chain reaction.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 1995
Secchiero P, Carrigan D R, Asano Y, Benedetti L, Crowley R W, Komaroff A L, Gallo R C, Lusso P
Abstract excerpt
A sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) DNA in serum or plasma has been developed. In total, 157 human serum or plasma samples were studied. HHV-6 DNA was detected in 6 (85.7%) of 7 children with exanthem subitum, 3 (23.1%) of 13 bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients, 4 (22.2%) of 18 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, 1 (2.6%)...
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