Diagnosis and monitoring of primary cytomegalovirus infection by antigenemia test in a stem cell donor

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 411-

  Han, X Y ^a   Anderlini, P ^a   Tarrand, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS MATRIX PROTEIN 65KDA; MATRIX PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DONOR; FOLLOW UP; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEM CELL; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING; BLOOD; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; TISSUE DONORS; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 0036750922     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703656     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Nicholson VA, Whimbey E, Champlin R et al. Comparison of cytomegalovirus antigenemia and shell vial culture in allogeneic marrow transplantation recipients receiving ganciclovir prophylaxis. Bone Marrow Transplant 1997; 19: 37-41.
2. Singh N, Paterson DL, Gayowski T, Wagener MM, Marino IR. Cytomegalovirus antigenemia directed pre-emptive prophylaxis with oral versus i.v., ganciclovir for the prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in liver transplant recipients: a randomized, controlled trial. Transplantation 2000; 70: 717-722.
3. Niubo J, Perez JL, Martinez-Lacasa JT et al. Association of quantitative cytomegalovirus antigenemia with symptomatic infection in solid organ transplant patients. Diag Microbiol Infect Dis 1996; 24: 19-24.
4. Torrus D, Portilla J, Hernandez-Aguado I et al. Usefulness of pp65 antigenemia for the early diagnosis of cytomegalovirus disease in patients with AIDS. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1999; 18: 630-635.
5. Lesprit P, Scieux C, Lemann M et al. Use of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay for the rapid diagnosis of primary CMV infection in hospitalized adults. Clin Infect Dis 1998; 26: 646-650.