An infectious mononucleosis case

Eren Topkaya A., Benli Aksungar F. , Oezakkas F., Capan Akinci N.

TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, vol.27, no.2, pp.279-281, 2007 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1542/peds.2006-3071
  • Title of Journal : TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
  • Page Numbers: pp.279-281
  • Keywords: herpesvirus 4, human, cytomegalovirus, simplexvirus, rubella, ANTIBODIES

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is transmitted through intimate contact and the portal of entry is usually the lympho-epithelial cells lining the oral cavity where a persistent infection is established. The virus-host interaction is usually sub-clinical in young children.