Type of EBV-Infected Cells Valuable in Diagnosis of Hematologic Disease
Determining the type of cell infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) proves to be a valuable tool for improving the differential diagnosis of hematologic disease with concurrent EBV infection, according to study results published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. EBV is a herpesvirus that infects approximately 90% of the population…