Correction to: Active human herpesvirus infections in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus and correlation with the SLEDAI score.

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Active human herpesvirus infections in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus and correlation with the SLEDAI score.

Background: Human herpesviruses (HHVs) are responsible for a significant number of clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of active HHV infections in SLE patients and correlating them with disease activity.

Methods: Serum samples were collected from 71 SLE patients and their DNAs were extracted and analyzed to detect HHV-DNA viruses using the nucleic acid amplification technique.

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of human herpesvirus-7 infection.

Introduction: Human herpesvirus (HHV)-7 establishes a latent infection during the lifetime of the host and can reactivate after the primary infection, leading to lytic replication in immunosuppressed patients.

Methods: This study aimed to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to identify HHV-7 serum antibodies and compare its performance with that of an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA).

Results: Serum samples (n=102) were tested by IgG-IFA and by ELISA.