Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant

Authors
Kanno, M Chandrasekar, PH Bentley, G Vander Heide, RS Alangaden, GJ
Citation
M. Kanno et al., Disseminated cytomegalovirus disease in hosts without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and without an organ transplant, CLIN INF D, 32(2), 2001, pp. 313-316
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
313 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010115)32:2<313:DCDIHW>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We describe 7 histologically proven cases of cytomegalovirus disease in pat ients without human immunodeficiency virus and without organ transplants, a ll of whom had associated comorbid conditions. Therapy with ganciclovir gen erally resulted in a favorable outcome.