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Controlling Cytomegalovirus: Helping The Immune System Take The Lead, Patrick J. Hanley, Catherine M. Bollard
Controlling Cytomegalovirus: Helping The Immune System Take The Lead, Patrick J. Hanley, Catherine M. Bollard
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
Cytomegalovirus, of the Herpesviridae family, has evolved alongside humans for thousands of years with an intricate balance of latency, immune evasion, and transmission. While upwards of 70% of humans have evidence of CMV infection, the majority of healthy people show little to no clinical symptoms of primary infection and CMV disease is rarely observed during persistent infection in immunocompetent hosts. Despite the fact that the majority of infected individuals are asymptomatic, immunologically, CMV hijacks the immune system by infecting and remaining latent in antigen-presenting cells that occasionally reactivate subclinically and present antigen to T cells, eventually causing the inflation of …
Characterization Of Cytomegalovirus Lung Infection In Non-Hiv Infected Children, Sonia M. Restrepo-Gualteros, Lina E. Jaramillo-Barberi, Monica Gonzalez-Santos, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez, Geovanny F. Perez, Maria J. Gutierrez, Gustavo Nino
Characterization Of Cytomegalovirus Lung Infection In Non-Hiv Infected Children, Sonia M. Restrepo-Gualteros, Lina E. Jaramillo-Barberi, Monica Gonzalez-Santos, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez, Geovanny F. Perez, Maria J. Gutierrez, Gustavo Nino
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a prevalent pathogen in the immunocompromised host and invasive pneumonia is a feared complication of the virus in this population. In this pediatric case series we characterized CMV lung infection in 15 non-HIV infected children (median age 3 years; IQR 0.2–4.9 years), using current molecular and imaging diagnostic modalities, in combination with respiratory signs and symptoms. The most prominent clinical and laboratory findings included cough (100%), hypoxemia (100%), diffuse adventitious breath sounds (100%) and increased respiratory effort (93%). All patients had abnormal lung images characterized by ground glass opacity/consolidation in 80% of cases. CMV was detected in …
Preface Of The Special Issue: “Recent Cmv Research”, Kayla Dufrene, Roberta L. Debiasi, Anamaris M. Colberg-Poley
Preface Of The Special Issue: “Recent Cmv Research”, Kayla Dufrene, Roberta L. Debiasi, Anamaris M. Colberg-Poley
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
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