Transmission of human herpesvirus 7 through multigenerational families in the same household

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 975-978

  Takahashi, Yasushi ^a   Yamada, Masao ^a   Nakamura, Jun ^a   Tsukazaki, Takashi ^a   Padilla, Jorge ^a   Kitamura, Tetsuro ^a   Yoshida, Mariko ^a   Nii, Shiro ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 7; Mode of transmission; Molecular epidemiology; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SALIVA;

EID: 0030882182     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199710000-00014     Document Type: Article

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