Cytomegalovirus
New Cytomegalovirus Study Findings Have Been Reported from IRCCS
Published in Blood Weekly, December 1st, 2011
2011 DEC 1 -- "Control of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection during the posttransplant period was investigated in 134 solid-organ transplant recipients by monitoring in parallel virologic and immunologic parameters for at least 1 year of follow-up. Virologic monitoring was achieved by determining HCMV DNAemia with real-time PCR, using the threshold of 300 000 DNA copies/mL blood as a cutoff for starting preemptive therapy," researchers in Pavia, Italy report.
"Immunologic monitoring included measurement of HCMV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells by cytokine flow cytometry, using HCMV-infected dendritic cells as a stimulus. HCMV infection was diagnosed in...
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