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Review
. 2002 Aug:25 Suppl 2:S1-12.
doi: 10.1016/s1386-6532(02)00091-4.

Diagnosis and treatment approaches of CMV infections in adult patients

Rafael E de la Hoz  1 , Gwen Stephens, Christopher Sherlock
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Diagnosis and treatment approaches of CMV infections in adult patients

Rafael E de la Hoz et al. J Clin Virol. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are very common in the general population. Clinical CMV disease, particularly CMV pneumonitis, greatly impacts the morbidity and mortality of immunosuppressed patients.

Objective: To present an overview of the basic aspects of the biology, epidemiology, and clinical features of CMV in relation to the available diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in adult patients.

Methods: Review of the medical literature on cytomegalovirus infection and disease in adult hosts, with a focus on approaches to diagnosis and treatment of CMV respiratory disease in immunosuppressed hosts.

Conclusions: Cytomegalovirus infections are likely to remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among immunosuppressed patients. Important aspects of the biological events underlying the transition from infection to clinical disease remain unclear. Despite that, considerable progress has been made in the design of improved diagnostic techniques and the development of antiviral agents. Preventive and particularly preemptive therapeutic approaches demand further technical improvements in diagnostic testing. At present, the emphasis in the search for improved diagnostic testing rests on the development of quantitative methods for early detection of the increased viral replicative activity that presumably precedes the onset of CMV disease in infected individuals.

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