Human Herpes Virus-6, DNA PCR Test
This test is used as an aid in the
diagnosis of infection with human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has recently
been identified as the agent associated with both pediatric and adult infections.
Most children have been infected by age three years of age. The acute infection
in children is characterized clinically by an acute febrile illness, irritability,
inflammation of tympanic membranes, and (uncommonly) a rash characteristic
of roseola.
In adults, HHV-6 has been associated
with chronic fatigue and spontaneously resolving fever resembling a mononucleosis-like
illness.
Private MD
Lab Services offer the following test to help diagnose human
herpes virus-6 infection:
