perinatologyРоссийский вестник перинатологии и педиатрииRossiyskiy Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Russian Bulletin of Perinatology and Pediatrics)1027-40652500-2228Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”10.21508/1027-4065-2016-61-5-127-131perinatology-394Research ArticleXIII РОССИЙСКАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ «ПЕДИАТРИЯ И ДЕТСКАЯ ХИРУРГИЯ В ПРИВОЛЖСКОМ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОМ ОКРУГЕ»13TH RUSSIAN CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRICS AND PEDIATRIC SURGERY IN THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICTИнфекции, вызванные вирусами герпеса 6-го типа: современные особенностиInfections caused by herpes virus type 6: modern featuresАнохинВ. А.AnokhinV. A.

кафедра детских инфекций

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главный детский инфекционист Минздрава Республики Татарстан 

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СабитоваА. М.SabitovaA. M.

кафедра детских инфекций

к.м.н., доцент 

420012 Казань, ул. Бутлерова, д. 49

ГБОУ ВПО «Казанский государственный медицинский университет им. С.В. Курашова» Минздрава РФ, КазаньРоссияKazan State Medical University, KazanRussian Federation201620112016615127131Copyright © Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”, 20162016Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”Ltd. “The National Academy of Pediatric Science and Innovation”https://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNoticehttps://www.ped-perinatology.ru/jour/article/view/394

Представлен обзор современных сведений об этиологии, эпидемиологии, клинических проявлениях инфекции, вызванной вирусами герпеса 6-го типа у детей и взрослых, рассмотрены вопросы диагностики с использованием лабораторных методов исследования и принципы лечения данной патологии. 

The article presents modern data on etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations of infection caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 6. The problems ofthe use oflaboratory methods of research and treatment ofinfections. 

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