Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, 2019 Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is the most common cause of sporadic focal encephalitis worldwide. Acyclovir is the treatment of choice of HSE since the 1980s.
Z. G. Gayretli Aydın +5 more
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Autologous adoptive T-cell therapy for recurrent or drug-resistant cytomegalovirus complications in solid organ transplant patients: a single-arm open-label phase I clinical trial [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Opportunistic infections including cytomegalovirus (CMV) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.
Beagley, Leone +13 more
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Foscarnet eyedrops for the treatment of refractory herpetic keratitis
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and InfectionPurpose The purpose of this case series is to describe the clinical course of patients receiving foscarnet eyedrops for the treatment of refractory herpetic keratitis.
Caroline C. Awh +4 more
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Fatal Chronic Varicella‐Zoster Viral Infection in a Young Man With Chediak–Higashi Syndrome
Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Chediak–Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency characterized by partial oculocutaneous albinism, neurologic involvement, and a predisposition to severe infections. Patients are particularly susceptible to developing hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), which significantly worsens prognosis. We report
Albane Badet +4 more
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The Advent Of Cytomegalovirus Infection In HIV Infected Patients: A review [PDF]
, 2004 Cytomegalovirus is considered as one among the long list of latent infections in humans that although normally controlled by the cellular immune response, gets activated after HIV infection takes its role on infecting the T4 lymphocytes. Clinical disease
Kirubakaran Isaac, Dr Sundar
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Use of Valacyclovir for the treatment of cytomegalovirus antigenemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [PDF]
, 2015 10.1186/s12878-015-0028-2BMC ...
Aloysius Yew-Leng Ho +6 more
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Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.This retrospective case series of acyclovir‐resistant HSV infection in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT discusses the clinical course, associated complications, and treatment, including side effects. We propose the first algorithm for investigating and managing acyclovir‐resistant HSV infections in pediatric HSCT recipients, highlighting ...
Jenna Nunn +9 more
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Measurement of Epstein-Barr virus DNA load using a novel quantification standard containing two EBV DNA targets and SYBR Green I dye [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may cause serious, life-threatening complications in immunocompromised individuals. EBV DNA is often detected in EBV-associated disease states, with viral load believed to be a reflection of ...
Ausimmune Investigator Group (AIG) +6 more
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HHV‐8/KSHV in Solid Organ Transplantation: Current Gaps of Knowledge and Future Directions
Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.Risk mitigation strategies, including donors/recipients screening, DNAemia monitoring in recipients at risk, CNI‐to‐mTOR inhibitors switch, antivirals, and rituximab for KICS, may mitigate the impact of HHV‐8/KSHV infection in SOT. This review provides an update on KICS, identifies research gaps, and summarizes advances in screening and management ...
Alessandra Mularoni +9 more
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Idiopathic AIDS enteropathy and treatment of gastrointestinal opportunistic pathogens. [PDF]
, 2009 Diarrhea in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has proven to be both a diagnostic and treatment challenge since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus more than 30 years ago.
Cello, John P, Day, Lukejohn W
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