作者: M Okano , J Luka , G M Thiele , Y Sakiyama , S Matsumoto
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.27.10.2379-2380.1989
关键词: Kawasaki disease 、 Virology 、 Immunoglobulin G 、 Antibody titer 、 Immunoglobulin M 、 Immunology 、 Herpesviridae 、 Biology 、 Viral disease 、 Human herpesvirus 6 、 Antibody
摘要: Eighteen of a total 22 serum specimens (81.8%) from patients with Kawasaki disease were positive for immunoglobulin G or M antibodies to human herpesvirus 6, whereas 10 16 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (62.5%) seropositive. Additionally, increased geometric mean antibody titers shown in these patients. These results suggest that the status 6 infection may be reflection immunologic alterations are associated disease.