학술논문
Family saliva sharing behaviors and age of human herpesvirus-6B infection
Document Type
Author abstract
Source
Journal of Infection. June, 2007, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p623, 4 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0163-4453
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2006.11.012 Byline: Margaret P. Rhoads (a), Amalia S. Magaret (b), Danielle M. Zerr (a)(c) Abbreviations: HHV-6, human herpesvirus 6; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval Abstract: Transmission of human herpesvirus (HHV-6) type B is hypothesized to occur via saliva. We sought to determine whether behaviors promoting saliva sharing were associated with HHV-6B infection. Author Affiliation: (a) Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA (b) Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (c) Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Article History: Accepted 15 November 2006