Transcript from AACFS Seattle

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Question directed to Dr. Lapp:

JennG: Do you recommend that patients get an IgM test for HHV-6 as

opposed to an IgG? And when you say treating these patients doesn't

appear to be very effective, do you mean treating that virus with

anti-virals, or those patients just can't seem to be helped in any way?

DrLapp: I usually obtain both IgG and IgM HHV-6 serology. What I mean

about treatment is that we have NO anti-virals that are really

successful in " killing " HHV-6. We know that Ampligen is effective in

vivo and in vitro, but it is not readily available. Valcyclovir and

Gangcyclovir have not had good success, and the latter is quite

dangerous. Foscarnet has had minimal success, but is expensive and risky

also.

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