| Literature DB >> 2877273 |
J W Sixbey, S M Lemon, J S Pagano.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection of the human uterine cervix was detected in 5 out of 28 women by means of culture and cytohybridization analysis of cervical secretions. Cervical samples from 2 of 14 women contained epithelial cells with EBV DNA, and filtered cervical washings from 4 women contained infectious EBV. The discovery of EBV shedding in its cell-free infectious form from the uterine cervix raises the possibility of venereal transmission, neonatal infection, and EBV involvement in cervical pathology.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2877273 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)90531-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321