| the influence of latent viral infection on rate of cognitive decline over 4 years. | to examine whether cytomegalovirus (cmv) and herpes simplex virus type-1 (hsv-1) are associated with cognitive decline over a 4-year period and to assess whether c-reactive protein (crp) modifies these relationships. | 2006 | 16866674 |
| pediatric encephalitis: what is the role of mycoplasma pneumoniae? | encephalitis is a complex, debilitating, and sometimes fatal neurologic condition to which children are especially prone. mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common respiratory pathogen, has been implicated as an etiology of encephalitis. evidence for recent or acute m. pneumoniae infection has been demonstrated in limited studies of both pediatric and adult patients with encephalitis. | 2007 | 17671056 |
| the frequency of autoimmune n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis surpasses that of individual viral etiologies in young individuals enrolled in the california encephalitis project. | in 2007, the california encephalitis project (cep), which was established to study the epidemiology of encephalitis, began identifying cases of anti-n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (anti-nmdar) encephalitis. increasing numbers of anti-nmdar encephalitis cases have been identified at the cep, and this form rivals commonly known viral etiologies as a causal agent. we report here the relative frequency and differences among encephalitides caused by anti-nmdar and viral etiologies within the cep exper ... | 2012 | 22281844 |
| socioeconomic gradients in immune response to latent infection. | there is a strong relation between socioeconomic position and health outcomes, although the mechanisms are poorly understood. the authors used data from 1,503 california participants in the 1998-1999 sacramento area latino study on aging aged 60-100 years to ask whether socioeconomic position is related to immune function as measured by the body's ability to keep latent herpesvirus antibody levels in a quiescent state. individuals with lower educational levels had significantly higher levels of ... | 2008 | 17873099 |
| a prospective evaluation of primary genital herpes simplex virus type 2 infections acquired during pregnancy. | in order to study the epidemiology of herpes simplex type 2 (hsv-2) infections during pregnancy, we used an enzyme immunoassay to detect type-specific antibodies to hsv-2 glycoprotein g in serial blood samples obtained from a cohort of 1891 pregnant women. blood samples obtained at about 17 and 32 weeks of gestation and at the time of delivery were assessed for antibody to hsv-2 glycoprotein g in order to evaluate the prevalence of past infections with hsv-2 and the rate of acquisition of hsv-2 ... | 1990 | 2164656 |
| prevalence and correlates of herpes simplex infections. the population-based aids in multiethnic neighborhoods study. | to examine the extent and correlates of infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (hsv-1) and type 2 (hsv-2) in an inner-city community, we studied the prevalence of antibodies to these viruses and their association with risk behaviors in a representative sample of unmarried white, black, and hispanic adults living in san francisco, calif. | 1992 | 1326673 |