Prevalence of HHV-6 in cerebrospinal fluid of children younger than 2 years of age with febrile convulsion.
CONCLUSION: These findings showed that primary infection with HHV-6 is frequently associated with febrile convulsion in infants which may be at risk for subsequent development of epilepsy.
PMID: 25705358 [PubMed]
Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Iran J Microbiol Source Type: research
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