The cultures came back negative for viral infection including HSV 1, HSV 2, and herpes varicella zoster. The viral blood screening for IgG and IgM were also negative. The bacterial culture ...

Infected infants have VZV-specific IgM and IgG antibodies detectable in the cord blood. IgM titers drop quickly after birth but IgG persists. Chorionic villi sampling and fetal blood sampling for ...

Objective serological parameters: White blood cell count, neutrophil ratio, lymphocyte ratio, monocyte ratio, eosinophil ratio, basophil ratio, hypersensitive C-reactive protein level, serum ...

Positivity was defined as >20 IgG or IgM units. Antibodies against EBV VCA (IgG), EBV ... and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV1, IgG), and varicella zoster (VZV, IgG) (Zeus Scientific (Alere-Wampole/Abbott ...

Thereby, the serological IgM immunoblot was positive in 15 of 15 cases and CSF in 7 of 15 cases. In 2 of the 22 patients with positive serology of acute VZV infection, in particular reinfection, CSF ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles. It is a member of the herpes virus group. VZV is very contagious and causes a red, itchy rash. It also leads to ...

She also specializes in professional staff development. Chickenpox (varicella-zoster) is a highly contagious virus that causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash that turns into blisters that ...

Chickenpox (varicella-zoster) is a highly contagious virus that causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash that turns into ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...

Rwanda is facing its first ever Marburg virus outbreak. Beginning in late September, 62 cases and 15 deaths had been reported by 17 October, mostly among healthcare workers in Kigali, the capital ...