Primary infections of Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus-6.
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Primary infections of Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus-6.
A total of 121 infants entered a cohort serological study of primary infections with herpes-viruses. All of them had seven samples of blood available: the first sample was taken soon after birth, the other six were taken at 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, and 14 months of age. One sample of maternal blood was collected immediately after delivery. All blood samples were tested for antibodies against cytomegalov...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.68.3.408