Distinctive EBV infection characteristics in children from a developing country | Zendy

N.M. Ferressini Gerpe | Zendy; Aldana Vistarop | Zendy; Agustina Moyano | Zendy; Elena De Matteo | Zendy; María Victoria Preciado | Zendy; Paola Chabay | Zendy

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Distinctive EBV infection characteristics in children from a developing country

Author(s) -

N.M. Ferressini Gerpe,

Aldana Vistarop,

Agustina Moyano,

Elena De Matteo,

María Victoria Preciado,

Paola Chabay

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.044

Subject(s) - asymptomatic , immunology , virology , antigen , lytic cycle , virus , population , medicine , viral load , lymphoma , antibody , epstein–barr virus , epstein–barr virus infection , asymptomatic carrier , biology , pathology , environmental health

In developing countries, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is mostly asymptomatic in early childhood. EBV persistence may lead to different malignancies, such as B cell derived lymphomas. In Argentina, most children are seropositive at three years and an increased association between EBV and lymphoma was proved in children under 10 years old by our group.

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