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. 1997 Oct;35(10):2657–2659. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2657-2659.1997

Prospective study of human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7, and cytomegalovirus infections in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients.

G Fabio 1, S N Knight 1, I M Kidd 1, S M Noibi 1, M A Johnson 1, V C Emery 1, P D Griffiths 1, D A Clark 1
PMCID: PMC230030  PMID: 9316927

Abstract

Blood samples from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients were monitored for cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-7 by PCR. We detected CMV in 17% of the patients, HHV-6 in 6%, and HHV-7 in 3%. The viral loads of CMV were significantly higher than those of HHV-6 (P = 0.007) or HHV-7 (P = 0.01). Detection of CMV and HHV-6 was associated with low and high CD4 counts, respectively.

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