Abstract INTRODUCTION The influence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) on the progression of chronic periodontitis in HIV patients is poorly investigated. METHODS ELISA was used for anti-CMV antibody IgG titer measurements and real-time polymerase chain reaction for qualitative and quantitative CMV detection. ...
Resumo A Síndrome de Good é uma síndrome paraneoplásica caracterizada pela associação de timoma e hipogamaglobulinemia, cursando com imunossupressão. Relatamos um caso raro de retinite por citomegalovírus em paciente com esta síndrome....
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human cytomegalovirus is one of the causes of opportunist infections in immunocompromised patients, and is triggered by factors such as state of viral latency, weakened immune responses, and development of antiviral resistance to ganciclovir, the only drug offered by the public h...
Resumen Introducción: la infección viral más importante postrasplante renal es la infección por citomegalovirus (CMV), hay discrepancia entre centros y países en datos de incidencia de infección-enfermedad en esta población de pacientes. Diseño: se realiza un estudio observacional analítico, t...
RESUMO Objetivos: Definir frequência de doença por citomegalovírus dentre pacientes transplantados renais na unidade de terapia intensiva nos quais houve a suspeita desta complicação; identificar fatores predisponentes e possível impacto na evolução clínica. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo obse...
Se presenta el caso clínico de un infante de 2 años de edad, cuya progenitora lo llevó a consulta por presentar orinas oscuras y dolor abdominal en algunas ocasiones. Al examen físico se encontró hepatomegalia no dolorosa, que rebasaba en 2 cm el reborde costal derecho. En la ecografía abdominal se...
Abstract Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus is a major cause of morbidity in kidney transplant patients. Objectives: We aimed to study viral replication and serological response in the first months post kidney transplant in patients undergoing universal prophylaxis or preemptive therapy and correlate ...
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and cytomegalovirus reactivation are important complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Here, we evaluated the impact of treatment with alemtuzumab on the occurrence of aGVHD, cytomegalovirus reactivation and survival after alloHSCT. Thi...