Title: FAILURE TO ACQUIRE EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTION AFTER INTIMATE EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS
Abstract:Chang, R. S. (U. of California, School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616), and C. T. Le. Failure to acquire Epstein-Barr virus infection after intimate exposure to the virus. Am J Epidemiol 1984; 119: 392–...Chang, R. S. (U. of California, School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616), and C. T. Le. Failure to acquire Epstein-Barr virus infection after intimate exposure to the virus. Am J Epidemiol 1984; 119: 392–5. In 1981, 54 Epstein-Barr virus-seronegstive pregnant women in the Sacramento-Davis area of California were observed prospectively for an average duration of 12.1 months for Epstein-Barr virus-seroconversion. Only one se-roconverted. Two of the 54 women remained negative for Epstein-Barr virus antibody 4.5–5.0 months after their husbands were proved to be Epstein-Barr virus excreters. Short of experimental pharyngeal introduction of the virus into human volunteers, these data provide the most direct evidence possible that the intimate exposure of Epstein-Barr virus-seronegative adults to the virus does not necessarily result in infection.Read More
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Date: 1984-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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