Breast milk is not a significant source for early Epstein-Barr virus or human herpesvirus 6 infection in infants: A seroepidemiologic study in 2 endemic areas of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I in Japan

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Kusuhara, Koichi ^a   Takabayashi, Akira ^a   Ueda, Kohji ^a   Hidaka, Yasufumi ^a   Minamishima, Ikuko ^a   Take, Hiromichi ^b   Fujioka, Katsuyoshi ^c   Imai, Shosuke ^d   Osato, Toyoro ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

^c KARATSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Epstein Barr virus; Human herpesvirus 6; Serology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE I; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030970321     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01206.x     Document Type: Article

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