Lower CMV and EBV Exposure in Children With Kawasaki Disease Suggests an Under-Challenged Immune System

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Taco Kuijpers¹  Annemarie Slegers¹  Diana van Stijn-Bringas Dimitriades¹  Hans Zaaijer² 

[1] Department of Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands;Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands;

关键词: Kawasaki disease;    Epstein-Barr virus;    immune system;    viral exposure;    cytomegalovirus;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.627957

来源: Frontiers

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