"Diagnostic Value of CMV Immunostaining in BAL for the Diagnosis of CMV Pneumonitis in Immunocompromised Patients."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the American Thoracic Society, 1998 International Conference, held April 25-29, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois, "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis is associated with a high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis of CMV pneumonitis is based on fever, respiratory symptoms, infiltrates on chest X-ray and detection of CMV in BAL fluid and/or a typical histological pattern. However, CMV is often found in BAL of immunocompromised patients without signs of pneumonitis. To determine the diagnostic value of immunostaining (IS) in BAL with monoclonal antibodies against CMV 459 consecutive BAL were analyzed: 227...

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