Detection of Human Herpesvirus-7 DNA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Author(s) -
Sara Astegiano,
Cristina Costa,
Maria Elena Terlizzi,
Francesca Sidoti,
Stefano Gambarino,
Samantha Mantovani,
Paolo Solidoro,
Rossana Cavallo,
Massimiliano Bergallo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000264202
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , human herpesvirus 6 , medicine , respiratory tract , viral load , immunology , respiratory system , lung transplantation , virus , respiratory tract infections , lung , virology , herpesviridae , viral disease
Human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) is a highly seroprevalent virus that, following primary infection, establishes latency or persistence in some tissues, including lung. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HHV-7 in the lower respiratory tract of hospitalized adult patients.
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