| introduction of lymphadenopathy associated virus or human t lymphotropic virus (lav/htlv-iii) into the male homosexual community in amsterdam. | to establish when lymphadenopathy associated virus or human t lymphotropic virus (lav/htlv-iii) was introduced into the netherlands, we studied a cohort of homosexual men who participated in a hepatitis b vaccine efficacy study between 1980 and 1982. on entry into the study (november 1980 to december 1981) five (0.7%) out of 685 participants were found to have antibodies to lav/htlv-iii, and during follow up 15 seroconversions were detected among the 680 who had been seronegative initially (end ... | 1986 | 3005159 |
| cytomegalovirus and human herpesvirus 8 dna detection in peripheral blood monocytic cells of aids patients: correlations with the presence of kaposi's sarcoma and cmv disease. | to establish the effect of the presence in blood cells of cytomegalovirus (cmv) and human herpesvirus 8 (hhv8) dna, two herpesviruses that are activated frequently in aids patients, were selected from the amsterdam cohort studies on hiv/aids 181 pbmc samples from patients with and without kaposi's sarcoma (ks), and with and without cmv-related disease. the viral loads of both hhv8 and cmv were determined by real-time pcr at the time of diagnosis of aids. there was no significant difference in pr ... | 2005 | 15977227 |
| the incidence of congenital cytomegalovirus infections in the netherlands. | cytomegalovirus (cmv) is one of the most common causes of congenital infection without an effective treatment or an effective vaccine available to date. the emphasis has to be on preventive strategies, which rely on the epidemiological situation. the incidence of congenital cmv infections, however, is not known for the netherlands. therefore, a prospective virological study was carried out in a population of 7,524 pregnant women and 7,793 newborns. cmv-specific igg antibodies were determined in ... | 2005 | 15778958 |
| dynamics of cytomegalovirus (cmv)-specific t cells in hiv-1-infected individuals progressing to aids with cmv end-organ disease. | since cytomegalovirus (cmv) infection can cause serious clinical complications in immunocompromised individuals, we assessed cellular immune requirements for protection against cmv end-organ disease (cmv-eod) in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) infection. | 2005 | 15717261 |