Assessment of Salivary Human Herpesvirus-6 and Immunoglobulin A Levels in Nurses Working Shifts

• Main Authors: Hirom Fukuda, RN, PhD (Author), Takamichi Ichinose, PhD (Author), Tomoko Kusama, RN, PHN, PhD (Author), Reico Sakurai, RN, PHN, MS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of the present study was to assess whether salivary human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 acted as a new sensitive stress marker, providing a reliable indicator of stress among shift work nurses. Salivary HHV-6, immunoglobulin (Ig) A and mood states were compared among nurses who worked day shifts o...