Pityriasis rosea is an acute, self-healing exanthem characterized by oval erythematous-
squamous lesions of the trunk and limbs, that usually spares face, scalp, palms, and soles …

An exanthem is a skin rash that may be associated with mucous membrane eruption, fever
or other symptoms. It may develop as manifestation of an infectious disease or as adverse …

To elucidate the role of human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 and-7 (HHV-7) in pityriasis rosea (PR),
we measured their DNA load in plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and …

There is an urgent need for low-cost human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral load
(VL) monitoring technologies in resource-limited settings. An automated TaqMan real-time …

Sensitive and specific techniques to detect and identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly
in clinical specimens are important for the diagnosis and management of patients with …

Viral infections have been associated with autoimmune connective tissue diseases. To
evaluate whether active infection by Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) …

BACKGROUND: After primary infection, human herpesviruses (HHVs) maintain long‐term
latent persistence, often punctuated years later by sporadic episodes of symptomatic lytic …

Pityriasis rosea is an acute exanthem with many clinical and epidemiologic features of an
infectious disease. To date, human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 and HHV-7 appear to be the most …

Although HIV is the necessary and sufficient causative agent of AIDS, genetic and
environmental factors markedly influence the pace of disease progression. Clinical and …

Background Typically, hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a mild childhood illness
associated with coxsackievirus (CV)-A16, CV-A6, enterovirus (EV)-A71. Objectives To …