Isolation of HHV-6-related virus from children affected by infectious syndrome.
Peripheral blood cultures from children showing symptoms of generic infectious disease have been examined for human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6). Two HHV-6-related isolates have been obtained: one from a child for whom a clinical diagnosis of exanthema subitum has been made when a typical rash appeared, and one from a child in whom the infectious symptomatology has maintained the characters of nonspecific syndrome. All the syndrome diagnosed as exanthema subitum resulted as being associated with fresh infection by HHV-6-related virus.
Portolani
M
M
Institute of Hygiene, University of Modena, Italy.
Cermelli
C
C
Pietrosemoli
P
P
Pecorari
M
M
Farabegoli
F
F
Cavazzuti
G B
GB
Bertolani
M F
MF
Micheli
A
A
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D005077:Exanthema Subitum / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014776:Virus Cultivation / Q000379:methods
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral