Open AccessPrevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Chronic Periapical Lesions
Author(s) -
Jelena Popović,
Jovanka Gašić,
Slavoljub Živković,
Ljiljana Kesić,
Aleksandar Mitić,
Marija Nikolić,
Jelena Milašin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000441208
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , human cytomegalovirus , cytomegalovirus , epstein–barr virus , lesion , virus , gastroenterology , pathological , pathology , herpesviridae , virology , viral disease
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the tissue of chronic periapical lesions, and to compare the results in relation to the symptoms of patients and the size of the lesion.