Estimating the Risk of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Cytomegalovirus Transmission to Ugandan Infants from Viral Shedding in Saliva by Household Contacts
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are common in early childhood.In a prospective TAPIOCA FLOUR Ugandan birth cohort study, most infants acquired HHV-6 (24/31; 77%) and CMV (20/30; 67%) during follow-up.To assess the transmission risk, we modeled a dose−response relationship between infant HHV-6 and CMV infection