Abstract
Here we report the case of a 54-year old, immunocompetent German patient with primary varicella whose Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)-specific T-cell responses could be detected early in infection and before the onset of seroconversion. This case demonstrates that the detection of VZV-specific T-cells may under certain circumstances support the diagnosis of a primary varicella infection, as for example in cases of atypical or subclinical varicella or in the absence of detectable VZV DNA in plasma.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Publikationsform: | Publisher's Version |
Fakultät: | Medizin |
Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-23275-1 |
ISSN: | 1743-422X |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 23275 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 05. Mrz. 2015, 09:35 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 04. Nov. 2020, 13:04 |