Background: HHV-6 is a ubiquitous virus and its infection usually occurs in childhood and
then becomes a latent infection. HHV-6 reactivation has been shown to play a role in the …

The diagnosis of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection represents a complex issue
because the most widely used diagnostic tools, such as immunoglobulin G antibody titer …

▪ Abstract Human herpesvirus 6 is the causative agent of roseola infantum, a generally
benign rash illness of infants. Most persons acquire HHV-6 infection by age 2 years, and …

After serial passage in the presence of increasing concentrations of ganciclovir (GCV) in
vitro, a human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) mutant exhibiting a decreased sensitivity to the drug …

Although autoimmune diseases by definition imply adaptive immune system pathologies,
growing evidence points to the relevance of innate receptors in modulating the initiation and …

Background: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and multiple sclerosis (MS)
are demyelinative diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). PML occurs mostly in …

Human herpes virus 6B (HHV‐6B) is a widespread virus that infects most people early in
infancy and establishes a chronic life‐long infection with periodic reactivation. CD4 T cells …

To better understand the etiology of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), the authors
analyzed tissue from 35 children diagnosed with LCH for the presence of viral proteins and …

ABSTRACT Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has been implicated as a cofactor in the
progressive loss of CD4+ T cells observed in AIDS patients. Because dendritic cells (DC) …

ABSTRACT Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are population-
prevalent betaherpesviruses with intermittent lytic replication that can be pathogenic in …