Human Herpesvirus (HHV)–6 and HHV‐7 Infections in Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Mary T. Caserta,
Caroline Breese Hall,
Ken Schnabel,
Geraldine K. Lofthus,
Michael P. McDermott
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/522430
Subject(s) - human herpesvirus 6 , human herpesvirus , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , sexual transmission , herpesviridae , herpesviridae infections , pregnancy , medicine , immunology , biology , virus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , genetics , microbicide , electrical engineering , engineering
Both intrauterine and sexual transmission of human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 and HHV-7 have been suggested, and congenital HHV-6 infection does occur. We prospectively studied HHV-6 and HHV-7 at multiple sites in pregnant women to determine the characteristics of these viruses at repeated time points.
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