Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in tonsillar tissue from patients with chronic tonsillitis in Mexican population | Zendy

Luis Renee González-Lucano | Zendy; Gabriela Vazquez Vasquez-Armenta | Zendy; Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez | Zendy; Adrian Ramirez-de Arellano | Zendy; Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos | Zendy; Edgar Iván López-Pulido | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in tonsillar tissue from patients with chronic tonsillitis in Mexican population

Author(s) -

Luis Renee González-Lucano,

Gabriela Vazquez Vasquez-Armenta,

Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez,

Adrian Ramirez-de Arellano,

Saúl Ramírez-De Los Santos,

Edgar Iván López-Pulido

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11424

Subject(s) - chronic tonsillitis , tonsillitis , medicine , virus , virology , population , dermatology , pathology , tonsillectomy , environmental health

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection prevails in underdeveloped and developing countries. The tonsils seem to be candidate replication sites for EBV and some studies have exposed a close association among viral infections and chronic tonsillitis. The objective of this study was identifying the EBV prevalence in Mexican patients who had undergone tonsillectomy because of chronic tonsillitis.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research