LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Pp65 antigenemia and cytomegalovirus diagnosis in patients with lupus nephritis: report of a series

ABSTRACT Introduction: In contrast to organ transplantation, few studies correlate the monitoring of pp65 antigenemia with a diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objective: To highlight the importance of CMV outside transplantation, we monitored pp65 a...

Clinical correlates of pp65 antigenemia monitoring in the first months of post kidney transplant in patients undergoing universal prophylaxis or preemptive therapy

Carvalho, Fabiana Rabe; Cosendey, Rachel Ingrid Juliboni; Souza, Cintia Fernandes; Medeiros, Thalia; Menezes, Paulo Alexandre; Silva, Andrea Alice; Almeida, Jorge Reis; Lugon, Jocemir Ronaldo.

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (1), 2017

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 ...

Antivirales/uso terapéutico, Biomarcadores/sangre, Causas de Muerte, Citomegalovirus/aislamiento & purificación, Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/prevención & control, Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta, Ganciclovir/uso terapéutico, Inmunosupresores/efectos adversos, Trasplante de Riñón, Monitorización Inmunológica/métodos, Fosfoproteínas/sangre, Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control, Periodo Posoperatorio, Profilaxis Pre-Exposición/métodos, Estudios Prospectivos, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento, Proteínas de la Matriz Viral/sangre, Replicación Viral

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