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The clinical and epidemiological features of HHV-6A and HHV-6B infections in children of Moscow

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6) is the etiological agent of plenty diseases. The form of the developing pathology depends on the localization of the virus in T-lymphocytes and on virus type: HHV-6A or HHV-6B, but identification of the type is possible by nucleotide sequence only. In Russia, researching on the typing of HHV-6 are conducted in Moscow and St. Petersburg mainly, but results is discordant. Also the prevalence of HHV-6A and HHV-6B among various population groups is of particular interest.

Source: CHILDREN INFECTIONS

DOI: 10.22627/2072-8107-2019-18-1-11-16

Authors: M. Yu. Lysenkova, E. V. Melekhina, N. V. Karazhas, O. A. Svitich, P. A. Veselovsky, T. N. Rybalkina, R. E. Boshyan, V. V. Kosenchuk, A. D. Muzyka, A. V. Gorelov, D. V. Usenko, M. Yu. Ivanova

Institutions: Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera. Mechnikov of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Sechenov University

Language: English

Topic: Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2931332587

FWCI: 0.392

Cites: 7

Cited by: 5

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