Article
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...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral
- Exanthema Subitum
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- HIV Infections
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 6, Human
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Male