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Table 3 Distribution of herpes viruses as detected by PCR

From: Presence of Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) in pediatric lymphomas: impact on clinical course and association with cytomegalovirus infection

  HL n = 33 NHL n = 17 p value
HHV6, n(%) 5(15) 1(6) 0.007
CMV, n(%) 6(18) 1(6)  
Both, n(%) 2(6) 8(47)  
Negative cases, n(%) 20(61) 7(21)  
CMV Ab, median (range) 2.9 (0-7.5) 3.0 (0-6.1) 0.902
  1. NHL: Non Hodgkin's lymphoma, HL: Hodgkin's lymphoma, HHV6: herpes virus 6 single infection, CMV: cytomegalovirus single infection, Both: positive for HHV6/CMV DNA, Negative: negative for herpes viruses, CMVAb: cytomegalovirus IgG antibody titer
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