Asymptomatic Primary Infection with Epstein-Barr Virus: Observations on Young Adult Cases

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2017
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is typically acquired asymptomatically in childhood. In contrast, infection later in life often leads to infectious mononucleosis (IM), a febrile illness characterized by anti-EBV IgM antibody positivity, high loads of circulating latently infected B cells, and a marked lymp …
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Authors Abbott RJ;Pachnio A;Pedroza-Pacheco I;Leese AM;Begum J;Long HM;Croom-Carter D;Stacey A;Moss PAH;Hislop AD;Borrow P;Rickinson AB;Bell AI;;
Journal Journal of Virology
Year 2017
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835490
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine prognosis research support non-u.s. gov't adult female male young adult Prospective Studies Antibodies DNA herpesvirus 4 viral / blood observational study united kingdom / epidemiology viral load human / isolation & purification human / genetics cd8-positive t-lymphocytes / immunology* viral / genetics b-lymphocytes / immunology* asymptomatic infections / epidemiology* killer cells natural / immunology* pmid:28835490 pmc5640854 doi:10.1128/jvi.00382-17 rachel j abbott annette pachnio andrew i bell epstein-barr virus infections / diagnosis epstein-barr virus infections / immunology epstein-barr virus infections / virology*

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