Epstein-Barr Virus Infections: Biology, Pathogenesis, and Management
@article{Straus1993EpsteinBarrVI, title={Epstein-Barr Virus Infections: Biology, Pathogenesis, and Management}, author={Stephen E. Straus and JE Cohen and Giovanna Tosato and Jeffery L Meier}, journal={Annals of Internal Medicine}, year={1993}, volume={118}, pages={45-58} }
Dr. Stephen E. Straus (Medical Virology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [NIAID], National Institutes of Health [NIH], Bethesda, Maryland): Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that has evolved an effective strategy for infection, persistence, and spread; EBV infection occurs in more than 90% of the population, most often without evident consequences [1, 2]. The clinical outcome of infection rests on the compromise…
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