TY - JOUR AU - Pembrey, Lucy AU - Waiblinger, Dagmar AU - Griffiths, Paul AU - Patel, Mauli AU - Azad, Rafaq AU - Wright, John PY - 2017 DA - 2017/03/21 TI - Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and varicella zoster virus infection in the first two years of life: a cohort study in Bradford, UK JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 220 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) are common herpesviruses frequently acquired in childhood, which establish persistent, latent infection and are likely to impact the developing immune system. Little is known about the epidemiology of CMV and EBV infections in contemporary UK paediatric populations, particularly whether age at infection differs by ethnic group. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2319-7 DO - 10.1186/s12879-017-2319-7 ID - Pembrey2017 ER -