DIAGNOSIS OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION IN HEART-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

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RICE, PS
KUDESIA, G
PRICE, C
SMITH, GH
机构
[1] NO GEN HOSP,DEPT VIROL,PUBL HLTH LAB,HERRIES RD,SHEFFIELD S5 7AU,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] NO GEN HOSP,DEPT CARDIOTHORAC,SHEFFIELD S5 7AU,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1136/jcp.45.7.636
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R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
摘要
In a prospective study eight (47%) heart transplant recipients had recurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Of these, five had received hearts from seropositive donors. Neither serology nor virus isolation from urine was reliably associated with clinical CMV infection, but a high CMV IgM index correlated with CMV infection.
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页码:636 / 637
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