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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 193, 期 3, 页码 422-426出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1086/499277
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- NCI NIH HHS [N02-CP-91027] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [N01-C0-12400] Funding Source: Medline
In Africa, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with Burkitt lymphoma. We measured levels of EBV DNA in saliva and buffy coats from 233 asymptomatic Ugandan children with sickle cell disease and their mothers by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. EBV DNA was detected in saliva from 90% of the children ( median [interquartile range {IQR}] level, 5.2 [4.2-6.0] log(10) copies/mL of saliva) and 79% of the mothers ( median [ IQR] level, 4.8 [3.7-5.6] log(10) copies/mL of saliva) (). EBV DNA was detected in buffy coats P < 001 from 86% of the children ( median [ IQR] level, 2.5 [2.2-2.9] log(10) copies/peripheral white blood cells 6 1 x 10 [PWBCs]) and 72% of the mothers ( median [ IQR] level, 2.7 [2.4-3.1] log(10) copies/1 x 10(6) PWBCs) (P = .24 Detection of EBV DNA in saliva was positively correlated with detection in buffy coats. EBV DNA was detected more frequently in saliva and buffy coats than was human herpesvirus 8 DNA. Our results indicate that EBV infection persists, with virus readily detectable in saliva and buffy coats from persons without apparent symptoms in Africa.
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