Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder with an
unknown etiology. IBD is composed of two different disease entities: Crohn's disease (CD) …

Background The present review is part of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and
Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGICH) …

Cases of PML should be evaluated according to predisposing factors, as these subgroups
differ by incidence rate, clinical course, and prognosis. The three most significant groups at …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic infection of the CNS
caused by the JC virus, which infects white and grey matter cells and leads to irreversible …

JC polyomavirus (JCV) establishes an asymptomatic latent and/or persistent infection in
most of the adult population. However, in immunocompromised individuals, JCV can cause …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and potentially fatal condition
caused by a brain infection with JC polyomavirus (JCV). PML develops almost exclusively in …

John Cunningham virus (JCV) infection of the central nervous system causes progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in patients with systemic immunosuppression. With …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic viral disease of the
brain—caused by human polyomavirus 2. It affects patients whose immune system is …

Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is important for detecting inflammation of the
nervous system and the meninges, bleeding in the area of the subarachnoid space that may …

Population-based data on the epidemiology of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy,
its predisposing conditions and mortality rate are lacking, although such data are crucial to …