Open AccessCorrelates of Illness Severity in Infectious Mononucleosis
Author(s) -
John Odame,
Nasser KhodaiBooran,
Tony Mazzulli,
James B. Robinson,
Upton Allen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/18.suppl_a.26ab
Subject(s) - mononucleosis , medicine , critical illness , immunology , virology , intensive care medicine , critically ill , virus
Infectious mononucleosis is caused by Epstein-Barr virus and can lead to complications, including hepatitis and hematological abnormalities, in a subset of patients. The authors of this article assessed measures of illness severity as well as viral load at presentation and six weeks later among a cohort of individuals <25 years of age for the purpose of informing the management of patients with infectious mononucleosis.
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