title: Evidence of human herpesvirus 6 infection in 4 immunocompetent patients with encephalitis.
abstract: We describe 4 patients with encephalitis due to possible reactivation of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection who were enrolled in the California Encephalitis Project. All were immunocompetent and had HHV-6 loads determined in cerebrospinal fluid specimens. Tests for detection of HHV-6 should be considered for individuals with encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isaacson
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glaser
authors.forename: Bagher
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forghani
authors.forename: Zahwa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Amad
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Maurice M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Exner
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents