Cytomegalovirus infection following liver transplantation: review of the literature

SS Kanj, AI Sharara, PA Clavien… - Clinical infectious …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of problems following solid organ
transplantation, accounting for a significant increase in morbidity and affiliated costs …

Chronic herpesvirus reactivation occurs in aging

RP Stowe, EV Kozlova, DL Yetman, DM Walling… - Experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
The aged immune system is characterized by clonal expansions of CD8+ T cells of which a
substantial portion are directed against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus …

THE ROLE OF PCR IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CMV IN SOLID ORGAN RECIPIENTS: What is the Predictive Value for The Development of Disease …

MM Abecassis, AJ Koffron, B Kaplan… - …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Cytomegalovirus remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised hosts. The increased sensitivity of molecular diagnostic techniques …

Evaluation by polymerase chain reaction of cytomegalovirus reactivation in intensive care patients under mechanical ventilation

F Stephan, F Clergue, D Méhari, S Ricci, A Fajac… - Intensive care …, 1996 - Springer
Objective The study was undertaken to determine if critically ill patients under mechanical
ventilation could reactivate latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) in either lung or blood. Design …

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit in Brazil evaluated by PCR and association with perinatal aspects

DVV Santos, MMR Souza, SHL Gonçalves… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2000 - SciELO Brasil
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.4% to
2.3% newborns. Most of them are asymptomatic at birth, but later 10% develop handicaps …

Detection of CMV pneumonitis after lung transplantation using PCR of DNA from bronchoalveolar lavage cells

B Bewig, TC Haacke, A Tiroke, A Bastian, H Böttcher… - Respiration, 2000 - karger.com
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is known as a common pathogen causing infections
after lung transplantation. Rapid diagnosis of CMV infection is important for the initiation of a …

PREDICTIVE VALUE OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DNA DETECTION BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IN BLOOD AND BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN LUNG …

F Stéphan, A Fajac, D Grenet, P Honderlick… - …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Background. Despite promising results, the efficacy of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for
clinical management of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in transplanted patients is still …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and cytomegalovirus in saliva.

E Lucht, J Albert, A Linde, W Xu, M Brytting… - Journal of medical …, 1993 - europepmc.org
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether HIV-1 or cytomegalovirus (CMV) may
contribute to oral lesions frequently found in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency …

Qualitative and semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction testing for cytomegalovirus DNA in serum allows prediction of CMV related disease in liver transplant …

PC Evans, A Soin, TG Wreghitt… - Journal of clinical …, 1998 - jcp.bmj.com
AIM: To identify cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in liver transplant recipients by polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) techniques and to separate the cases in which CMV related disease …

Relationship of oral disease to the presence of cytomegalovirus DNA in the saliva of AIDS patients

MS Greenberg, G Dubin, JCB Stewart… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 1995 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus is an important pathogen in persons infected with human
immunodeficiency virus. In this study a thorough oral examination was done and blood and …