Reactivation versus primary CMV infection after splenectomy in immunocompetent patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3477-3480

  Assy, N ^a,b,c   Gefen, H ^b   Schlesinger, S ^b   Karim, W ^b  

^a Rebecca Sieff Government Hospital   (Israel)

^b Department of Internal Medicine A ^*  (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

CMV infection; Hepatitis; Immune response; Immunocompetent; Lymphocytosis; Retinitis; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; EYE EXAMINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER SINUSOID; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; SPLENECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 35949000847     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9712-1     Document Type: Article

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