Estimating the Risk of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Cytomegalovirus Transmission to Ugandan Infants from Viral Shedding in Saliva by Household Contacts

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are common in early childhood. In a prospective Ugandan birth cohort study, most infants acquired HHV-6 (24/31; 77%) and CMV (20/30; 67%) during follow-up. To assess the transmission risk, we modeled a dose–response relationship betwee...

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Autores principales: Mayer, Bryan T., Krantz, Elizabeth M., Wald, Anna, Corey, Lawrence, Casper, Corey, Gantt, Soren, Schiffer, Joshua T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32028569
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12020171

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32028569
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12020171

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