Association of human herpesvirus 6 infection with exanthem subitum in Belem, Brazil Exantema súbito associado a infecção pelo herpesvírus humano tipo 6 em Belém, Brasil

Association of human herpesvirus 6 infection with exanthem subitum in Belem, Brazil Exantema súbito associado a infecção pelo herpesvírus humano tipo 6 em Belém, Brasil

Recent human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection was detected in cases of exanthem subitum (ES) involving four children, aged 10 to 24 months, between April and August 1994, in Belém, Brazil. By using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay (IFA), significant increases (at least eight times) in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1995-12, Vol.37 (6), p.489-492
Hauptverfasser: R. B. de Freitas, A. C. Linhares, C. S. Oliveira, R. H. P. Gusmão, M. I. S. Linhares
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Sprache:eng
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Exanthem subitum
Human herpesvirus 6
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Zusammenfassung:Recent human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection was detected in cases of exanthem subitum (ES) involving four children, aged 10 to 24 months, between April and August 1994, in Belém, Brazil. By using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay (IFA), significant increases (at least eight times) in antibody concentrations were noted from the acute to the convalescent serum samples, with titers ranging from
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46651995000600003