ArticleJournal of medical virology2023
A multicenter virome analysis of blood, feces, and saliva in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
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- Raman Spectroscopy Combined with Machine Learning Reveals Myalgic Encephalomyelitis-Associated Biomolecular Signatures at Rest and After Standardized Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Chronic Reactivation of Persistent Human Herpesviruses EBV, HHV-6 and VZV and Heightened Anti-dUTPase IgG Antibodies Are a Recurrent Hallmark in Post-Infectious ME/CFS and is Associated With Fatigue.Journal of medical virology · 2026Article
- Does Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Represent a Poly-Herpesvirus Post-Virus Infectious Disease?Viruses · 2025Review
- Mucosal Viruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Heightened innate immunity may trigger chronic inflammation, fatigue and post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS.npj metabolic health and disease · 2025Article
- The microbiota-gut-brain axis in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a narrative review of an emerging field.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Infection-associated chronic conditions: Why Long Covid is our best chance to untangle Osler's web.Science translational medicine · 2024Article
- Immunometabolic changes and potential biomarkers in CFS peripheral immune cells revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- The gastrointestinal microbiota in the development of ME/CFS: a critical view and potential perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- The microbiome in post-acute infection syndrome (PAIS).Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Review
- Blood virome research in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: challenges and opportunities.Current opinion in virologyReview
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Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is estimated to affect 0.4%-2.5% of the global population. Most cases are unexplained; however, some patients describe an antecedent viral infection or response to antiviral medications. We report here a multicenter study for the presence of viral nucleic acid in blood, feces, and saliva of patients with ME/CFS using polymerase chain reaction and high-throughput sequencing. We found no consistent group-specific differences other than a lower prevalence of anelloviruses in cases compared to healthy controls. Our findings suggest that future investigations into viral infections in ME/CFS should focus on adaptive immune responses rather than surveillance for viral gene products.
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