Rising levels of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) antigenemia during initial antiviral treatment of solid-organ transplant recipients with primary HCMV infection

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作者
Gerna, G [1 ]
Zavattoni, M
Percivalle, E
Grossi, P
Torsellini, M
Revello, MG
机构
[1] Policlin San Matteo, IRCCS, Serv Virol, Viral Diagnost Serv, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[2] Univ Pavia, Inst Infect Dis, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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10.1128/JCM.36.4.1113-1116.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
In 7 of 18 solid-organ transplant recipients with primary human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, HCMV antigenemia levels were unexpectedly found to rise significantly (P = 0.018) during a mean time of 7.3 +/- 3.2 days after initiation of specific antiviral treatment, whereas corresponding levels of viremia dropped significantly (P = 0.043). Thus, shifting to an alternative antiviral drug based solely on increasing antigenemia levels is not justified in this group of patients.
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