1165 CONSEQUENCES OF PRIMARY MATERNAL CMV INFECTION (p-CMV)

Symptomatic congenital CMV infection after recurrent maternal infection

Value of cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG avidity index for the diagnosis of primary CMV infection.

This study assessed the diagnostic value of the cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific IgG avidity index (AI) for pregnant women without a history of CMV seroconversion. Sera were studied from 40 women with CMV seroconversion (group I), 70 with past CMV infection (group II), 10 (20 sera) with serologic reactivation (group III), and 41 with CMV-specific IgM without proven seroconversion (group IV). Sera...

CMV Infection in CMV-Seropositive Kidney Transplant Recipients

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity in kidney transplant recipients. CMV seropositivity is common in the general population, with a reported prevalence ranging from 30 to 97% (Paya, 2001; Preiksaitis et al., 2005). After primary infection, CMV establishes life-long latency. During the past 2 decades, major advances in the management of CMV infection of transplant patie...

CMV infection of transplant recipients.

C YTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) LlSUdly CiXlSeS ZiSyIllptOmatic or clinically insignificant infection in the immunocompetent host. Thereafter, the virus persists in a latent state, but may be reactivated by immunosuppression. Reactivation of latent infection most commonly occurs in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and allogeneic organ transplantation, but has also been describ...

Lymphocytic alveolitis after primary HIV infection with CMV coinfection.

Herein is a report of an adult case of primary HIV infection with cytomegalovirus coinfection causing cough, fever, and lymphocytic alveolitis. Primary HIV infection has not been previously reported as a cause of lymphocytic alveolitis.