Association of human herpesvirus 6 infection with exanthem subitum in Belem, Brazil Exantema súbito associado a infecção pelo herpesvírus humano tipo 6 em Belém, Brasil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: R. B. de Freitas, A. C. Linhares, C. S. Oliveira, R. H. P. Gusmão, M. I. S. Linhares
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1995
• Subjects: Human herpesvirus 6; Exanthem subitum; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Aguda; Alta; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000600003; https://doaj.org/article/aac8b5b3160a4444bda6cb9390e8a0aa

Recent human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection was detected in cases of exanthem subitum (ES) involving four children, aged 10 to 24 months, between April and August 1994, in Belém, Brazil. By using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay (IFA), significant increases (at least eight times) in a...