Clinical and laboratory findings in patients positive for HHV-6 or HHV-7 DNA in CSF
| No. of cases | Age (y) | Sex | Cell counts in CSF (per μl) | Antibody titres1-150 | HHV-6 DNA | HHV-7 DNA | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHV-6 | HHV-7 | PBMC | CSF | PBMC | CSF | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | M | <6 | 8 | 16 | — | Yes | — | — | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | M | <6 | <4 | 16 | — | Yes | — | — | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | F | 7 | 64 | 64 | — | Yes | Yes | — | ||||||||
| 4 | 8 | F | 9 | ND | ND | — | Yes | Yes | — | ||||||||
| 5 | 7 | M | 34 | 16 | 16 | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | ||||||||
| 6 | 8 | F | 93 | 32 | 16 | — | Yes | — | — | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | M | 45 | 64 | 8 | Yes | Yes | — | — | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | F | <6 | ND | ND | — | — | — | Yes | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | F | 7 | 16 | 16 | — | — | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| 10 | 7 | F | 7 | 32 | 64 | — | — | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| 11 | 5 | M | 41 | 64 | 16 | — | — | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| 12 | 5 | M | 31 | 4 | 16 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| 13 | 8 | M | 16 | 8 | 16 | — | — | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
↵1-150 Antibody titres were determined by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Plasma samples obtained at the time of admission were analysed.
ND, not done.