Detection of human herpesvirus-7 by qualitative nested-PCR: comparison between healthy individuals and liver transplant recipients Detecção de herpesvirus humano-7 por nested-PCR qualitativo: comparação entre indivíduos sadios e receptores de transplante hepático

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Ronaldo Luis Thomasini, Juliana de Moraes Martins, Daniela Corte Parola, Sandra Helena Alves Bonon, Ilka de Fátima Santana Ferreira Boin, Luis Sérgio Leonardi, Marília Leonardi, Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008
• Subjects: Herpesvirus humano-7; Indivíduos sadios; Nested-reação em cadeia da polimerase; Transplante hepático; Human herpesvirus-7; Healthy individuals; Nested-polymerase chain reaction; Liver transplantation; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Claro
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000600002; https://doaj.org/article/4c99926b0a384876ac766f9d04eef21b

Diagnosis of human herpesvirus-7 active infection in transplant patients has proved difficult, because this virus is ubiquitous and can cause persistent infections in the host. The significance of viral DNA detected in leukocytes by PCR is unclear and cross-reaction in serological tests may occur. T...