Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 in chronic fatigue syndrome

Abstract:

We analyzed lymphocytes of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for the presence of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and HHV-7 DNA. HHV-7 was present in over 80% of CFS patients and healthy controls, while the prevalence of HHV-6 variant A increased significantly in CFS cases (22 versus 4%; P = 0.05).

 

Source: Di Luca D, Zorzenon M, Mirandola P, Colle R, Botta GA, Cassai E. Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 in chronic fatigue syndrome. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jun;33(6):1660-61. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228240/pdf/331660.pdf (Full article)