Maternal HIV Infection as a Risk Factor for Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Kenyan Infants

Maternal HIV Infection as a Risk Factor for Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Kenyan Infants

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is known to be associated with EBV shedding in saliva suggesting an increased risk of EBV transmission to infants born to mothers with HIV at an earlier age. In this study we investigated (i) whether maternal HIV status was a risk factor for EBV in blood...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Samayoa-Reyes, Sidney O. Ogolla, Ibrahim I. Daud, Conner Jackson, Katherine R. Sabourin, Arlene Dent, Rosemary Rochford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Epstein - Barr virus
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
Kenya
Burkitt lymphoma (BL)
EBV transmission
HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.805145/full

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