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Comparative Study
. 2006 Apr 15;193(8):1063-9.
doi: 10.1086/503434. Epub 2006 Mar 6.

Characteristics and acquisition of human herpesvirus (HHV) 7 infections in relation to infection with HHV-6

Caroline Breese Hall  1 , Mary T Caserta, Kenneth C Schnabel, Michael P McDermott, Geraldine K Lofthus, Jennifer A Carnahan, Lynne M Gilbert, Stephen Dewhurst
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Comparative Study

Characteristics and acquisition of human herpesvirus (HHV) 7 infections in relation to infection with HHV-6

Caroline Breese Hall et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Although both human herpesvirus (HHV) 6 and HHV-7 infections are ubiquitous during childhood, few acute HHV-7 infections are identified. It is unknown whether HHV-7 viremia indicates primary infection, as with HHV-6, or reactivation, and if these differ clinically. We studied, in otherwise healthy children < or =10 years old, HHV-7 and HHV-6 infections and their interaction by serologic assessment, viral isolation, and polymerase chain reaction. In children < or =24 months of age, HHV-7 infections occurred less often than HHV-6 infections (P< or =.002). Of 2806 samples from 2365 children < or =10 years old, 30 (1%) showed evidence of HHV-7 viremia; 23 (77%) of these were primary and 7 (23%) were reactivated HHV-7 infections. Four (13%) showed concurrent HHV-6 viremia, 2 associated with primary HHV-7 infections. The clinical manifestations of primary and reactivated HHV-7 infections were similar, except that seizures occurred more frequently in reactivated infections. These findings, previously unrecognized in otherwise healthy children, suggest that HHV-7 viremia could represent primary or reactivated infection and may be affected by the interaction between HHV-6 and HHV-7.

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