Epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus infection in pre-adolescent children: application of a new salivary method in Edinburgh, Scotland

摘要

Conclusion-This study is the first appli- cation of EBV viral capsid GACRIA to salivary samples. The method was suc- cessfully used to describe the epidemiol- ogy of EBV. In this study, characteristics of the home seemed to be more important than those of the school in determining the likelihood of infection with EBV. Study objective-To describe the epidemi- Ology of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) among Primary school children by testing saliva With a new EBV capsid antigen "G" Antibody capture radiommunoassay (GACRIA).