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…of natural killer cells, and low levels of immune complexes. Clinical and serologic studies suggest an association of CFS with all of the human herpesviruses, particularly Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and…
…particularly those of the Coxsackie B group. This does not exclude the possible role of other viruses-for example, arboviruses where these are prevalent-as initiators of such pathogenic processes. It seems…
…new virus justify further intense investigation. Source: Krueger GR, Sander C. What’s new in human herpesvirus-6? Clinical immunopathology of the HHV-6 infection. Pathol Res Pract. 1989 Dec;185(6):915-29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2559396 …
…is recounted. The author believes that the illness is widely prevalent and its incidence is increasing. His experience and conviction is that, during certain phases of the illness, both cognitive…
…had repeated physical examinations. Physical diseases and laboratory abnormalities were few, and patients with abnormal values and active problems were followed until their fatigue resolved or their abnormalities reverted to…
…was our inability to establish spontaneous or B95-8 EBV-immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) due to a marked cytopathic effect (CPE). Thus, we investigated for other viruses. Both IgG and IgM…
…studies that four of five isolates had different restriction enzyme fragment patterns than the isolate obtained from the National Institutes of Health with Eco RI. These data suggest the usefulness…