Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) variant B accounts for the majority of symptomatic primary HHV-6 infections in a population of U.S. infants.
Two variants of human herpesvirus 6 were identified. To assess their epidemiology and disease association, we analyzed viral isolates and/or uncultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 76 infants with symptomatic primary infection. In 97% of cases, human herpesvirus 6 variant B was detected, but variant A was not.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642.
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D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013045:Species Specificity; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D004279:DNA, Viral