| prolonged human cytomegalovirus viremia following bone marrow transplantation. | | 1984 | 6322392 |
| geographic and demographic differences in the frequency of human cytomegalovirus gb genotypes 1-4 in immunocompromised patients. | to test the hypothesis that human cytomegalovirus (cmv) gb genotype may differ with geographic origin or patient demographics, cmv dna was amplified for gb typing from immunocompromised patients in italy and africa and compared with previously reported frequencies in california. increased gb2 frequency occurred in italian homosexual aids patients, as compared with both italian heterosexual injection drug users with aids and heterosexual zimbabwe aids patients. occurrence of gb3 in italy was high ... | 1998 | 9566556 |
| invited commentary: human cytomegalovirus, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. | human cytomegalovirus (cmv) is a human herpesvirus, and infection is widespread in the human population. prevalence of seropositivity for human cmv increases with age. cmv establishes persistent infection in vascular arterial and venous endothelial tissue. it has been associated with atherosclerosis and graft rejection in heart transplant recipients. the antiviral drug ganciclovir prevents cmv disease in heart transplant patients, and valganciclovir and cmv immune globulin reduce rejection rates ... | 2010 | 20660119 |