Studies of an outbreak of acute hepatitis A: II. Antibody changes to cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus | Zendy

Baer G. M. | Zendy; Yager P. A. | Zendy; Hierholzer J. C. | Zendy; Walker J. A. | Zendy; Almeida J. D. | Zendy

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Studies of an outbreak of acute hepatitis A: II. Antibody changes to cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus

Author(s) -

Baer G. M.,

Yager P. A.,

Hierholzer J. C.,

Walker J. A.,

Almeida J. D.

Publication year - 1977

Publication title -

journal of medical virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1096-9071

pISSN - 0146-6615

DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890010103

Subject(s) - cytomegalovirus , virology , antibody , medicine , antigen , outbreak , acute hepatitis , immunology , herpesviridae , hepatitis , viral hepatitis , virus , hepatitis a , biology , viral disease

The acute and convalescent sera from 14 schoolchildren with acute hepatitis A were tested for antibody changes to 70 viral antigens. Marked decreases were noted in the levels of antibody to cytomegalovirus in 5 of the 14 children and in the levels of antibody to herpesvirus type 1 in 3. No such changes were noted in 9 sex‐ and age‐matched healthy control children from the same classes.

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