Open AccessSlow Clearance of Human Parvovirus B19 Viremia following Acute Infection
Author(s) -
Anna Lindblom,
A M Isa,
Oscar Norbeck,
Susann Wolf,
Bo Johansson,
Kristina Broliden,
Thomas Tolfvenstam
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/444503
Subject(s) - viremia , parvovirus , clearance , medicine , pathogenesis , virus , virology , immunology , parvoviridae , pathogen , urology
Parvovirus B19 is a common, clinically significant pathogen. Reassessment of the viral kinetics after acute infection showed that the virus is not rapidly cleared from healthy hosts, despite early resolution of symptoms. These findings challenge our current conception of the virus' pathogenesis and have implications for the management of the infection.
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